Eldredge Poems

Cinquain Poem

By James

       Airplane

    wings, body,

flying, fast, tricks,

   hard, smooth

         RV-4

Snowboarding (a cinquain poem by Martin)

snowboarding

wet, fun

jumping, turning, avoiding

keep away from stuff

winter sport

Two Mountains

(by Natalie Eldredge)

In my home

Two mountains tower,

Formidable, daunting, 

Hour by hour:

Sort the colors,

Wash, then dry.

Fold, put away,

The first mount is nigh.

Another mount,

Another feat:

Set, eat, clear, 

Scrub, dry, repeat.

They vary in size

From small to tall,

But rarely 

Never there at all.

I dig and dig;

They grow and grow

Sometimes fast 

And sometimes slow.

Sometimes one,

Sometimes the other,

Sometimes 

Both of them together.

Mount Dish-everest

Mount St. Laundry

Ever present

For every Mommy.

A Haiku (by Mary)

Creepy crawly wooly bears.

Fuzzy wuzzy fluffy bug

Roly poly bug.

Sweet, Silly Sally 

(by Natalie)

Sweet, silly Sally

Sitting on the floor,

Sucking blocks and tossing rings

While Mommy does a chore.

Sweet, silly Sally

Cannot reach her ball.

She pushes up on hands and knees,

Then rock, and rock,

And…crawl!

Limericks (by Mary)

Limericks are really fun

But sometimes they twist up your tongue.

Some are confusing

And some are amusing.

You won’t really know till you’re done.

A Haiku (by Natalie)

Quiet, peaceful bliss—

A porcelain baby sleeps

Nestled in my arms.