Table of Continents

Didactic Cinquain   Pg.....4

Haiku                        Pg.....5

Limericks                 Pg.....6

Tankas                     Pg......7

Ten line Narrative poems  pg....8-9

Acrostic poems      pg.......10-11

sonnet poems        pg......12

Villanelle Poem      pg......13

Free verse poem    pg......14

Bio poem                 pg......15

Didactic Cinquain

Nature

Beautiful 

whispers in the wind

awakening the senses

Embrace the earth's gentle touch

Learning

Endless Journey 

curiosity grows 

knowledge blooms in the mind's garden 

Embrace each new discovery

Haikus 

Whispers of the breeze

Cheery blossoms gently fall 

Springs soft lullaby

Moonlight on still waves, 

stars dance in quiet night,

dreams drift on the tide

2 Limerick Poems

A fox with a coat bright and red,

Stole socks from a clothesline and fled.

With a grind full of glee,

he danced by a tree,

Then used them to feather his bed.

A baker who lived by the shore, 

dropped jelly on every floor.

He'd slip with a shout,

His hat flying out, 

But folks just kept coming for more.

2 Tanka poems

Autumn leaves descend,

whispers ride the cooling wind---

memories flicker,

like lanterns on distant shores,

softly fading into dusk

Moonlight on still waves,

a heron's cry cuts the night--

time halts in silence,

dreams drift like forgotten boats

on the tide of what once was.

2 Ten line narrative poems 

In realms of green, where grass blades tower,

Young Adel sought an unknown power.

A stick her sword, a leaf her shield,

acrros the yard, his quest revealed. 

Past buzzing bees and flowers bright, 

He marched, a tiny, valiant knight.

A muddy trench, a dragons lair.

he leaped across with feearless flair.

Victorius, with treasures found, 

a wildflower crown, adventure-bound

Old Silas, with gears and springs,

Lived where the ticking never ceased.

But time, it played a cruel jest,

His finest clock, its rhythm ceased. 

He searched his shop, a dusty maze,

Through cog and wheel, in hazy days.

The missing piece, a tiny key, 

UNlocking time for all to see.

At the last, he found it,shining bright, 

and set the clock to see its true light

3 Acrostic poems

Telestich:

In darkest hours, when shadows lookH

we walk through trials, weather every storO

Hearts still rise when faced with strifP

Because we believe there's always hopE

Mesostich

The wiDe sky calls with quiet might, 

a woRld alive in deepest night.

Let thE silence gently bloom,

a heArt unbound, defying gloom.

you'll fiMd it there- just take the leap

Double Acrostic

Stars fade as light begins to riS

Unseen dreams drift into the blU

New hope wakes beneath the suN