Place poems work to describe the essence of a place by picking one small view within it.
“Mt. Ocean”
by Matthew C., age 10
A
Dark Alley in New York
| bolts | rocks | |
| garbage cans | drug deals | |
| bums | murderers | |
| screws | bullet shells | |
| rusty cars | fights | |
| dirt | darkness | |
| nails | broken bottles | |
| ants | rabid dogs | |
| garbage | and—Boom— | |
| hippies | it's
daytime | |
| — Adam Arthure, 5th | ||
Deserted Farm
A deserted farm is a lonely place.
It gives you a deep cold thought.
As the wind blows through the tall weeds
the trees bend and crackle
and the windmill squeaks
while the door wildly claps against the barn.
— Fred Beanblossom, 9th