Poetry by Children

Introduction: We studied as a class Honey , I love by Eloise Greenfield. We examined her poem in detail and then released them to write their own rendition of Honey, I love. Most children focused on 4 loves and 1 dislike focusing on different topics using their senses, but this student focused on one LOVE to the extreme. This is my favorite!

I love
I love a lot of things, a whole lot of things
Like

I hear the crowd is going loud
When I make the catch my heart starts to pound.
I will go down hard tasting the grass blades with the ball in my patch
But honey, let me tell you I LOVE to make a diving catch.
I love to make a diving catch

AND

I see the batter miss the ball,
Then his smile starts to fall.
I feel I don’t have to pout, because I struck that hitter out.
Honey, let me tell you I LOVE pitching a strike out
I love pitching a strike out

AND

The runners give it their all.
But I throw it so fast, just like a fireball.
I feel the other team is going to pay.
Honey, let me tell you I LOVE making a double play.
I love to making a double play,

AND

In my hands I feel the sting,
When I hear the bat ring
This is starting to get fun.
Honey, let me tell you I LOVE hitting homeruns
I love hitting homeruns,

AND

I hear the runner is getting close to me,
I scoop the ball at my knees.
Now I know I’m not the worst.
Honey, let me tell you I LOVE making a scoop at 1st.
I love making a scoop at 1st.

AND

I see they earned extra bases.
Everybody on my team has sad faces.
Do I want to quit……I say NO
Honey, let me tell you I DON’T like making a bad throw
I don’t like making a bad throw

But I love
I love a lot of things, a whole lot of things
And honey,
I love you , too.

Honey I Love Baseball by Joseph , age 9, McKinney, TX

Extension-I think just giving children the chance to share aloud is worth the time. Celebrate!