A place,
A quiet country,
Just the crickets chirping.
Cornstalks brushing against each other.
Calmness rather than the bustling people,
Bumping each other on streets.
Honking horns, shouting people.
Mom shouting, “Dinner!”
Wherever…home.
“Setting poems” can bring visualization to a poem with the descriptions of life all around us. Settings are places, timeframes, and seasons we can visit, imagine, or live within. Settings are very important and help develop a poem or story.
Can you hear the crickets chirping or see the cornstalks brushing against each other from a breeze? The poem compares the quiet of the country and a bustling city.
The pattern in the poem is lines that start with two words then three, four, five and finally six. Then, the pattern works its way back down again. Try sharing the setting you are at right now. Let the world hear your voice through the magical words you write. Help us imagine all the different places we can visit.
Share your poetic strength with other creative authors from the Magic Dragon magazine. Most important, have fun!