Poetry Friday - FIRST POEM

I wrote my first poem at the age of seven.

Mrs. Christy wrote on the chalkboard. Our subject was water. The class called out descriptions: wet, splash, river, cold, hot.
“In order to make a poem, just chose some of these words and write them on your paper.”

Easy enough. But my page stayed blank. When Mrs. Christy asked me why I wasn’t writing, I asked if I could use my own words (and asked her help with spelling most of them).

WATER

Water dripping
Water dropping
Water swirls
And
Water twirls
Water is beautiful
Water is powerful
Water is fun