My Poem
Introduction:  Tell the students that they can create poems.  Read a couple of poems written by children that have been published.  Read the following poem written by you.

The Divers Sea
by Dianne Ramer

The bottom of the sea
is an endless
downward
dive
into the gathering place
of beautiful
colorful
fish.

Extension:  Have the students create their own poems.  Have them work in pairs to examine their poems more closely.  Then have them choose a different partner and have them read their poems to each other.
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