Sometimes I do love poetry, especially when I see the kids getting excited about it too! We have been enjoying Love That Dog, so we tried our hand at small poems. Weather is everywhere – even in our poetry.
The Icicle
The icicle
dangles
precariously
from the
edge of
the
roof.
Drip,
Drip,
Drip.
Warm
sun
heats
and
loosens
the
hold.
The
End
is
Near.
terierrol 
Crash!
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Yes! I should add that at the end.
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It works great to leave it to the reader!
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There is a beauty about icicles.
An exercise I did with my students for Love that Dog was to take one of the poems from the back and copy it. Then the students replaced words in the poem with their own words thus having a structure but writing their own poem.
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I may try that too! Thanks.
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Perfect form for this poem and this season. I like the lingering end that invites the reader to imagine. Love that Dog is fabulous–have you ever listened to the audio version? It’s a gem!
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No, I will have to look for it-
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Icicles glistening in the sun look like crystals on the trees. Ice glistening on roadways and wires looks like problems. I prefer viewing the beauty of ice through poems such as yours.
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I love how you shaped this poem – a perfect fit!
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Lovely imagery. LOVE THAT DOG has done so much for poetry reading and writing.
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This is a meditation as well as a poem. Now try to get your students to turn it into a haiku and they will appreciate the variety of forms that are available to them. I no longer teach but I feel I must at least find a copy of LOVE THAT DOG.
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