HOT CHOCOLATE

After

our snowball championship fight,

my brother and I

rush into the house

to warm up,

to dry off.

Mom has hot chocolate waiting.

The rich smell

fills all the corners

of the kitchen.

The mug warms my hands.

My cocoa has 8 tiny marshmallows

floating on top.

My brother has 7.

Who is the winner

after all?

I counted.

    When you get cold in the winter, how do you warm up?  Do you wear colorful mittens, or a scarf and hat?  Do you eat hot food?  What does winter smell like to you?  What does it taste like?  Do you have snowball fights?  Who do you have fights with?  Write a winter poem about it.  Can you curl up by a warm fire to write?

SNOWBALLS

All morning

my brother and I

made snowballs

behind the safety

of our snow forts.

We packed firm round balls

for our arsenal.

Then,

when the pile

was big enough,

we had the snowball 

fight championship.

I threw first.

Got him in the chest

S-M-A-C-K.

He threw back.

I got a snowball

down my collar

Brrr-rrr-rrr.

We exchanged volleys.

And when the snowballs

were all thrown,

I was wet.

My brother declared himself

snowball throwing

champion of the world.

He said he was the winner

because I was wetter.

We went inside to warm up

and drink hot chocolate.

He doesn't know 

I've hidden one

perfect snowball 

in the freezer.

I'll get him back

next July.


    Do you have snow where you live?  Can you write a poem about how snow makes you feel?  Can you think of words that rhyme with snow?  Make a list and see where your poems takes you.  Have a fun magic carpet ride to poetry.

Wheee-eee-eee

Wheee-eee-eee

There is a sound

that starts

deep in my belly.

Works its way

up to my chest,

then in a gush,

blows the top

of f my head.

It is the sound

I scream

as my sled

slides quickly

down the hill.

Wind

burns my cheeks

eyes water.

It is wild,

exciting,

fun,

Wheee-eee-eee!

     Do you ride a sled, snow ski, ice skate?  What winter activities do you like to do? Can you write a poem about it?  Stay warm and have fun.