Category Archives: Writings

Writing prompts: The scientist

This one is from the writing prompt: The room filled with blue smoke as George__________. Dove  September 20, 2011 The room filled with blue smoke as George poured the bubbling yellow liquid into the green. He made sure that he didn’t know what he was doing, before he started, It was much funner that way. [...]

Writing prompts: The portrait

We started school a couple of weeks ago and this year we have this really cool “class” called writing prompts. What happens, is we get a subject to write about. (examples: My aunt Doesn’t ______ ,Three shades of blue, or the place where two rivers meet) Then we sit down for 15 minutes and just [...]

The butterfly

This summer our family raised nine butterflies. It was really cool to see the caterpillars transform. That is what led me to write this poem.   The Butterfly   Crick, Crack Out of the egg Comes the Caterpillar Munch, Crunch Eat all day Hungry Caterpillar Stretch, Groan Getting bigger Grows the caterpillar Slow, down Start [...]

Cherry Branch Haiku

I now have discovered the wonderfulness of  writing haiku. (Traditional haiku usually have one verse though) Here are some I have written. Cherry Branch Cherry branch falling blown down to the earth by wind Falling and falling beautiful tree branch Drifting gracefully downwards Driven swiftly down Small bit of nature Floating onward to the ground [...]

Sleepy puppy

Sleepy puppy By doviegirl Puppy, puppy,in the sun, why not get up and have some fun? why do you sleep right now, mid-day? why do you not get up and play? you do not yip or jump or bark, you do not want to walk the park, why do you make my heart so sad [...]

Wind

Wind by doviegirl The wind, the wind, the wind is nigh, The cold north wind that bites, The wind that makes trees creek and sigh, It howls in the nights. The wind, the wind, the wind is cold, It chills you to the bone, it struts about so brave and bold, to find someone to [...]