My Year 8 English class have been experimenting with poetic form and rhyme. I think that the poems below, modelled on Australian poet Mary Duroux’s “I Am”, are delightful!
Mrs Sally Ball, English Teacher and Librarian
I AM by Arlen Pallett
I am
Laughter,
the sound emerging
from those who’re joyous.
I am
Science,
elements merging,
logic surging.
I am
the pub table,
balls rolling
hit by the cue.
I am
Someone,
I know I am.
Who are you?
I AM by Thomas Mills
I am
the sand
soft and soothing
as I’m swallowed by the sea.
I am
a sloth
barely moving
as I search for shade in a tree.
Who are you?
I AM by Taj Barclay
I am
the thunder
the booming of the night;
I am
the flu
the bringer of your blight;
I am
the flower
the blooming of the day;
I am
the deity
the one to which you pray.
Who are you?
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