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Private
Eye* Poetry
A "private eye" is a jeweler's
loupe, a type of magnifying lens that you hold to your eye to view
objects with 5X magnification. We recently went on a field trip to
Lake Rim Park and collected nature items to use as the subjects of
poems. It's amazing how different things look when viewed through a
private eye! Here are some of our best poems. |
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Corn Husks
They crumple like
a dried onion peel.
The lines in the skin
look like spaghetti noodles.
Corn husks are the color
of the desert sand.
They are as light
as a feather in your hand.
~ Anthony
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Dried Corn husks
Corn husks remind me of
Stalks of bamboo,
Growing by a beautiful river,
Corn husks remind me of
Freshly cut
Onion peels,
Corn husks remind me of
A dry sandy desert,
With no oasis,
Cornhusks remind me
of so much.
~ Samantha |
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Acorns
Little acorns make me think
Of a bowl of yummy
Chocolate pudding.
A marble browned by dust and grime.
The shell is a dirty bowl
Waiting to be cleaned
In time.
The cap reminds me
Of a fancy hat
worn to birthday parties.
Many things I think of when I
See a little acorn.
~ Kauai
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Cotton
The cotton reminds me
of a spider’s web
or a big furball.
It looks like pillow stuffing
or some rabbit’s hair.
A dead rose
or blood veins,
whatever I can know.
Giant cotton balls,
or furry toenail clippings,
a very white tail,
or some fuzzy tape.
That is what cotton reminds me of.
~ Garrett
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Mushrooms
An elephant’s
ears
flaring
white slices
of cheese
an enormous foot
ready to
step on me
a girl with
a bad hair
day
a delicate white flower
blooming
vanilla ice cream with
chocolate chips.
They all remind
me of my mushroom.
~ Skye
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Mushrooms
A mushroom is
an umbrella
in the rain.
It’s a mini house
for the beetles.
It’s a hat for
a clown.
It’s also
an ice cream
bowl without
the ice cream.
If you look
at a mushroom
with your imagination
you will see all
these things.
~ Brandie
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