This document contains several poems about nature submitted by students. The first poem is about dawn in the woods and uses descriptive language to portray the beauty of nature. The second poem is about a little flower and uses personification to give the flower human characteristics. The third poem is about trees and uses personification and antithesis. It compares trees to poems.
2. Night falls away and fades along the breeze,
Lost in the turning of diurnal tides,
The morning, like a pallid virgin, glides
In cool seclusion 'mid the spectral trees;
And I, more early risen than the bees
Whose tardy wooing the laburnum chides,
Am ravished by an undersong that bides
The lapsing of the leafy harmonies.
I lift my lips to meet the kiss of Morn,
Breathing the breath of Day's sweet maiden-time,
And feel within my spirit, loverwise,
The deep, divine elation sometimes born
Of strains of music or a far-off chime
Or love-light lambent in a woman's eyes.
By: Francis Howard Williams
Daybreak in the WoodsDaybreak in the Woods
3. Daybreak in the WoodsDaybreak in the Woods
I chose this poem because I think it portrays
the beauty of nature. The author did a great
job describing natures details and turning it
into a poem. This poem is a ballad. Ballads
are poems with a narrative composition. Since
the poem is a ballad it has a lot of detail and
tells a story.
4. Little flower, little flower
Fragile, delicate rose
Little flower, stands so tall
Do you not ever fear to fall?
Little flower, pale colored thing
Let me sip the sweet nectar within
Little flower, perfectly still
Beauty like yours must be shared
Little flower, come sweet flowerâŚ
Give the nectar all bees lust
Little flower, oh so timid.
Man go wild at your image
Little flower, not so tall
Little flower, from stem falls.
Not so beautiful, any longer
Little flower- served its use
By: Afrodita Alkline
Little FlowerLittle Flower
5. Little FlowerLittle Flower
In this poem the author gives the little
flower human-like characteristics. Giving
human-like characteristics is know as
personification. In the poem the flower
sounds more like a person than a flower.
That is one reason why I really liked this
poem. Also, repetition made the poem a lot
more interesting and easy to read.
6. I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree
A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray,
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair
Upon whose blossom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems were made by fools like me
But only God can make a tree.
By: Joyce Kilmer
TreesTrees
7. TreesTrees
I thought this poem was a good poem to choose
because it has a couple poetry terms you could
use for it. The author uses personification in it,
giving the tree human-like characteristics. The
less obvious poetry term is couplet. Couplets are
when every two lines rhyme. Finally, the last
poetry term is antithesis. The author uses both
summer and snow in the poem.
9. Daisy
This poem is an example of an assonance.
Every other line in this poem rhymes. There
is a resemblance of sounds in the words used.
I thought this poem was really cool because it
is a good poem on top of a pretty picture.
This poem really stands out for that reason.
10. Picked up and carried away
Swirling in the air
A leaf in the wind
Not knowing how she will fare
Will she land on water
Be gently carried away
Bask in the sunshine
Peacefully spend her day
Or will she land in a thicket
Be torn and pulled apart
She has landed there before
The scars a part of her heart
Sheâs waiting for a strong wind
To hold her in the air
With a gentle side
To keep her calm up there
All the time she will be looking
For a safe place to land
So if you have a gentle soul
Please hold out your hand
Her final destination
Might just be your heart
Close your hand and she might be
A leaf in the wind that falls apart
A Leaf in the Wind
By: Barbra Briggs
11. A Leaf in the Wind
This whole poem is one big metaphor. A
metaphor is comparing two things without
directly saying it. In the poem it is talking
about a leaf and her pain and worries. The
author is comparing the leaf to a girl but
never directly says it. I think this poem is
very creative
12. When the flowers are seen,
Thank the roots and the green,
That struggle hard in sunshine,
To water and feed the stems,
Expect nothing in returns,
But for the sharing of energy,
When the flowers are seen,
In the trees of the nations,
When the developing flowers bloom,
From the hard working roots of human,
Appreciate them for their concern,
Let the flowers bloom,
Let the flowers spread the fragrance,
Let the hearts be happy,
Let the people be healthy,
Let us all be worthy.
Let the flowers bloom..
By: Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi
Let the Flower Bloom
13. Let the Flower Bloom
This poem is mostly a free verse. There is a
rhyme in the beginning, but the rest of the poem
doesnât have any rhymes really. I like this poem
because it tells how hard a flower works. To me
this poem is different because you think its
going to rhyme but it doesnât. The author did a
great job describing how a flower works
14. Oh heavenly flowers
oh mysterious hours
bloom through the night
curious flowers bloom
through the light.
The power, oh the power,
the flowers, oh the flowers.
Give to one and be forever loved.
Mysterious flowers bringing those
together,
tearing none apart.
Healing one's beating heart.
Forever and ever. Oh mysterious
flowers
come and erase this darkest hour.
By: Timmy Doyle
Flowers
15. Flowers
This poem has an antithesis in it. It
uses night and light right by each other.
An antithesis is when the writer uses
two words directly opposite of each
other. This poem stood out to me
because it uses repetitive words. I think
that repetitive words make a poem
sound so much better.
17. Rising Sun
This poem talks about the ancients.
When a poem uses an indirect reference
it is called an allusion. I liked this poem
because the picture stands out. The
picture fits the poem perfectly. Also, the
poem is very neat and has a very good
harmony to it.
19. Night Bird
When you read this poem it flows out of your
mouth but only has one rhyme in it, that is what
I love about it. When a poem kind of rhymes
but not really it is called an approximate rhyme.
Approximate rhymes usually arenât as smooth
as this one either. This is just a very well put
together and creative poem.
20. Hoping to catch your eye
Circling around you, oh my
Butterfly, butterfly, come into the light
Oh, what a beautiful sight
Flying so gracefully
Into the sky, the butterfly
Trying to catch a butterfly
Fly, fly, fly, butterfly
There he sets upon the mums
I'm having so much fun
Here's another on the sill
Your standing so still
You go to touch him
There he goes, the butterfly
I hear a tapping on the window
It's the butterfly, fly, fly, fly
There he goes into the sky
Flying so high, the butterfly
I'll see you another day
Butterfly, butterfly, away
By: Sharon Adamson
Butterfly, Butterfly
21. Butterfly, Butterfly
I really like this poem because of the
repetitiveness. I think repetitiveness in
poems really keeps them interesting and
makes them come together. In the poem
the author uses couplets. Couplets are
when two lines next to each other rhyme.
Couplets really make the poem flow
together.
22. I AM
I am
Horses, Dinosaurs, Family
I care very much about animals and
being kind.
Goals are important to me.
Trust is important to me.
Optimism is important to me.
Love is a good thing.
Jealousy is bad, but it is good to show
you care.
Animal abuse is cruel.
Society is horrible.
The night sky is beautiful.
I am.
25. Five Senses
Happiness is yellow
it taste like skittles and lemonade
it sounds like a soft breeze and music
it smells like fresh cut grass
it looks like beautiful flowers
and makes you feel warm and fuzzy
