I Am...(version #2)*:
Below is the line-by-line set-up for this version of the "I Am..." poem:
1st Stanza
I am (two
special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line of the poem is repeated)
Stanza 2
I pretend
(something you really pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (something you imagine you touch)
I worry (a worry that is real to you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (the first line of the poem is repeated)
Stanza 3
I understand
(something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (a dream you actually have)
I try (something you make an effort to do)
I hope (something you really hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem is repeated)
Student Example:
I AM
I am the wine and the future
I wonder how many ripples I will have to swim
I hear the trickle of time in a bitter bottle
I see the translucent red drain from the wine
I want the sweet satin liquid to stain my tongue
I am the wine and the future.
I pretend to entertain the glowing
embers
I feel the dew that sours the grapes
I touch the vine that grows new life
I worry the drunkard may speak the truth
I cry the dewdrop tears on the winery walls
I am the wine and the future.
I understand the dust on the bottle
I say it only makes it sweeter with time
I dream the sponge cork may never be replaced by lips
I try to glimmer the crack in my glass container
I hope the sun-faded label never creases for lost identity
I am the wine and the future.
--Katie Reilly (Grade 10)
*Based on materials by Suzi Mee, Teachers & Writers Collaborative.
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