I+AM+poem

= I AM poem =

Poetry deals with the emotions, just as music does. An autobiographical poem is personal—it reveals something about the person writing the poem. It does not have to rhyme. Below is a simple plan to write your own autobiographical poem. Just follow the steps and—before you know it—it’s done.

=== Write this on notebook paper or type into a word processor. This will be your first blog post later this week! ===

FIRST STANZA
====I am (two special characteristics you have)==== ====I wonder (something you are actually curious about)==== ====I hear (an imaginary sound)==== ====I see (an imaginary sight)==== ====I want (an actual desire)==== ====I am (the first line of the poem repeated)====

SECOND STANZA
====I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)==== ====I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)==== ====I touch (an imaginary touch)==== ====I worry (something that really bothers you)==== ====I cry (something that makes you very sad)==== ====I am (the first line of the poem repeated)====

THIRD STANZA
====I understand (something you know is true)==== ====I say (something you believe in)==== ====I dream (something you actually dream about)==== ====I try (something you really make an effort about)==== ====I hope (something you actually hope for)==== ====I am (the first line of the poem repeated)====

**Portrait Poem Example #1**

I AM

I am a nutty guy who likes dolphins. I wonder what I, and the world, will be like in the year 2000. I hear silence pulsing in the middle of the night. I see a dolphin flying up to the sky. I want the adventure of life before it passes me by. I am a nutty guy who likes dolphins.

I pretend that I'm the ruler of the world. I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders. I touch the sky, the stars, the moon, and all the planets as representatives of mankind. I worry about the devastation of a nuclear holocaust. I cry for all the death and poverty in the world I am a nutty guy who likes dolphins.

I understand the frustration of not being able to do something easily. I say that we are all equal. I dream of traveling to other points on the earth. I try to reach out to poor and starving children. I hope that mankind will be at peace and not die out. I am a nutty guy who likes dolphins.

--SANDY MAAS


 * Portrait Poem Example #2**

I Am...

I am messy and unorganized. I wonder what the next big fad will be. I hear time ticking by quickly. I see by bed beckoning me to come back. I want to live happily ever after. I am messy and unorganized.

I pretend to always know what I'm doing. I feel your pain. I touch my favorite song. I worry that I will wake up tomorrow and be 40. I cry when I feel defeated. I am messy and unorganized.

I understand that true love is rare & special. I say to learn from your mistakes. I dream of never having to worry. I try to be my very best at everything I do. I hope to leave a legacy. I am messy and unorganized.

--SARAH O'NEAL