Persona Poem-

Selected Poem

Shell

by:Deborah Chandra

Introduction: This is persona poem that speaks from the point of view of a shell. It invites you to press its “mouth” against your ear to share a special message with you. Readers will be drawn into this secret message of the sea.


Come, press my mouth against your ear,
I hold a message just for you,
Deep inside my throat is where
It curls, waiting for you to hear.

Put there by the sea itself,
Who whispered something you should know
In shadowy sounds wound round my shell,
And with my hidden tongue, I’ll tell.

Extension:
Have a variety of shells sprinkled around the room (or in an outside area) and then have each child select their shell. Once they have selected their shell have them write the secret message that their shell has to expose.


Selected by Janeczko, Paul B. Dirty Laundry Pile Selected ill. Melissa Sweet, Harpers Children. 2001.
Poem Shell by Deborah Chandra