How To Poem

-Spark-

How to Catch a Poem

Irene Latham

Step into the tress

On a summer night-

Follow starshine

And cricketsong.

Be still, keep quiet;

Watch for the flicker.

(No chasing,

Let it come to you.)

Reach. Hold it in the safe

Cave of your fingers

Until the wings tickle.

Marvel at the glow

Then

Let it go

-Prompt-

Today we are going to write a “How To” poem. Make a list of things you know how to do or that you are especially good at. This could be how to play basketball, how to make your favorite meal, how to greet a dog, and so on. What are the steps necessary to complete this task? Take the steps and form them into a poem. Try making each line rhyme, but it’s okay if they don’t.