How are you today?

Are you feeling fierce and tiger-like? Are you full of energy like a bolt of lightning?

Whatever mood you’re in, turn it into a poetic comparison.  If you’re happy, perhaps you’re a sky full of stars.   If you’ve had a bad morning, maybe you’re a storm on a grey beach.  Write down your comparison at the top of your page; this is now the title of a poem. It’s time to push that comparison further. Give us an action. If you’re Storm On A Grey Beach, what do you do? Do you surge, roar, and smash?

If you’re looking for inspiration, check out this wonderful poem by Holly, aged 9.

In another poem, Holly became a flower. The line ‘above me, I see the light blue sky’ is particularly good. It helps put the reader in the scene. Well done, Holly!