The poem describes a magic box that can hold anything imaginable, from sensations like the swish of silk to fantastical creatures like a snowman with a rumbling belly. The box itself is made of ice, gold and steel, with stars on the lid and dinosaur toe joints for hinges. The speaker plans to surf on the wild Atlantic waves inside the box before emerging on a sunny yellow beach. In the end, the reader is invited to consider what they would place in their own magic box.

1. The Magic Box
I will put into the box
the swish of a silk sari on a summer night,
fire from the nostrils of a Chinese dragon,
the tip of a tongue touching a tooth.

2. The Magic Box
I will put into the box
a snowman with a rumbling belly
a sip of the bluest water from Lake Lucerne,
a leaping spark from an electric fish.

3. The Magic Box
I will put into the box
three violet wishes spoken in Gujarati,
the last joke of an ancient uncle,
and the first smile of a baby.

4. The Magic Box
I will put into the box
a fifth season and a black sun,
a cowboy on a broomstick
and a witch on a white horse.

5. The Magic Box
My box is fashioned from ice and gold and steel,
With stars on the lid and secrets in the corners.
Its hinges are the toe joints of dinosaurs.
I shall surf in my box
on the great high-rolling breakers of the wild Atlantic
then wash ashore on a yellow beach
the colour of the sun.
Kit Wright

6. Now it’s your turn…
What are you going to put in
your box?

7. write a
descriptive
poem
I can…

8. Success Criteria
I can write a descriptive poem.
 Be creative and imaginative!
 Use adjectives
 Use a simile
 Use a metaphor
 Use accurate punctuation and spelling

9. Think carefully about things that are
important to you…
sounds feelings places tastes
thoughts beautiful things smells
Think the impossible!