Found Poem A Found Poem is made with words and phrases from something you read or hear.

It uses someone else's words, but the poet combines them in a new way. Giraffe

GiraffesI like them

Ask me why.Because they hold their heads high.Because their necks stretch to the sky.Because they're quiet, calm, and shy.Because they run so fast they fly.Because their eyes are velvet brown.Because their coats are spotted tan.Because they eat the top of trees.Because their legs have knobby knees.BecauseBecauseBecause. That's whyI like giraffes.

I used some these words that were interesting or striking to me such as:

velvet heads brown FAST shy high stretch run calm

kNOBBY

KNEES

Head's up high

velvet brown hair

Knees are knobby

Fast! Fast! Fast!

Stretch and run

Do you know what the title of my

new poem is?Calm and shyVelvet brown hairStretch and runKnees are knobbyHead's up highFast! Fast! Fast!

Head's up high

Fast! Fast! Fast!

Knees are knobby

Stretch and run

Calm and shy

Velvet brown hair

Miss Shortridge!

You can use any kind of written work from books or

magazines.

Just remember, a found poem uses someone else's

words...but the idea is yours to create!

Everyone’s playing a gameEveryone’s playing a gameDizzy on a roundaboutDizzy on a roundaboutLaughing at the ballLaughing at the ballSunshine at the fieldSunshine at the field

Having fun at the fieldHaving fun at the fieldSkipping on the playgroundSkipping on the playground

Sliding on a sunny daySliding on a sunny dayThings good at the fieldThings good at the field

Things good at the playgroundThings good at the playground

By Tony By Tony

Riding on a roundabout

Playing everyday

Things to laugh at

Spinning and skipping

Swinging in the sunshine

Games for everyone!

By Lila

Playing football is funPlaying football is funLaughing at someone who Laughing at someone who

cannot shootcannot shootDizzy when I get hotDizzy when I get hot

Everyday I play with my brotherEveryday I play with my brotherPlaying football is fun!Playing football is fun!

By RyanBy Ryan

Sometimes toys are fun,Sometimes toys are fun,

Sometimes toys are not fun,Sometimes toys are not fun,

But if I play with my toy car,But if I play with my toy car,

It’s fun, fun fun!It’s fun, fun fun!

By Ye WonBy Ye Won

CarCarI like carsI like cars

Can play the gamesCan play the gamesIt is fun, fun, funIt is fun, fun, funWindow is closedWindow is closedSunshine is hotSunshine is hot

Cars going homeCars going homeTo the playground!To the playground!

By Xin MeiBy Xin Mei

Playing in the swingPlaying in the swingSunshine makes me hotSunshine makes me hot

Nothing to seeNothing to seeFlying like a birdFlying like a bird

Swinging on a sunny daySwinging on a sunny dayIt’s so much funIt’s so much fun

Swinging with my friendSwinging with my friendIs too much fun!Is too much fun!

By Hee SeoBy Hee Seo

Swinging is funSwinging is fun

Green, blue and redGreen, blue and red

Games in the swingGames in the swing

Flying up and downFlying up and down

My heart is racingMy heart is racing

Sunshine hits my faceSunshine hits my face

Swinging is funSwinging is fun

Especially for meEspecially for me

By Jong EunBy Jong Eun

Kicking the ballKicking the ballShooting the goalShooting the goal

Playing soccerPlaying soccerSun shinning on my headSun shinning on my headPlaying soccer everydayPlaying soccer everydayLaughing with my friendsLaughing with my friends

By Hyun JunBy Hyun Jun