Knocking at my door
was a crocodile.
He opened his mouth
to a toothy smile.
I was scared.
Thought I'd be dead.
Tick-or-treat,
was what
the crocodile said.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN.
I had so much fun making the illustration for the poem today. One nice thing about the quiet time of drawing is that it lets my mind work on the poem some more. Can you see how this poem could be done in two voices? Or the children could say the "Trick-or-treat" while the adult recites the rest of the poem.
Now using this pattern with the same opening line "Knocking at my door" you could use other animals. I tried a bear next.
Knocking at my door
was a grizzly bear.
He had big teeth
and smelly hair.
And the rest of the poem stays the same.
Or, a flamingo.
Knocking at my door
was a flamingo.
She had long legs
to go, go, go.
She was so pink,
almost red.
Trick-or-treat,
was what
the flamingo said.
I think I could go on with many more animals. I'm going to try. So, your challenge for today is to write your own poem about what is knocking at your door. Have fun thinking of the possibilities. Happy Poetry Friday.
The Poetry Roundup is over at Live Your Poem. Thank you Irene Latham for hosting us today.
