Ode to....

This week's poem is an excerpt from "Ode to things" by the Chilean writer, Pablo Neruda. 


from Ode to things

I have a crazy,

crazy love of things.

I like pliers,

and scissors.

I love

cups,

rings,

and bowls -

not to speak, of course,

of hats.

I love

all things,

not just

the grandest,

also

the

infinite-

ly

small –

thimbles,

spurs,

plates,

and flower vases.

I read the class the whole poem of "Ode to things" as well as several other poems by Pablo Neruda, including "Ode to a bar of soap" and "Ode to the dog".  Then the children tried their hands at writing Odes.  Here are a few examples: 

Ode to Outside 

It's good to be outside

It's good to be, 

recess

You can run around

You can jump rope.

by Varvara

Ode to Oliver S.

Oliver S. is terribly

funny and like's honey

Ode to Oliver S.

by Noah

Ode to an Elephant

The Elephant with his 

massive jaws and its

Horns of light white

The feet and its

Sharp teeth.

by Kaden