Get Rhythm

We've moved on to talking about rhythm in poetry. Chants, nonsense rhymes, and songs keep knocking around our heads. Right now I'm humming an old Johnny Cash song...

Below you'll find our first attempts at using rhythm in our poetry:

Where Is My Cat?
By Emma J. Saunders

Oh, jit, oh jat,
I want to find my cat.
Oh, bit, oh bat,
I wish to find my hat.
Oh, sit, oh sat,
I can’t find my mat.
Oh, dit, oh dat,
I hope to find my bat.
Oh, split, oh splat,
I want to find my rat.
Oh, flit, oh flat,
I need to find that gnat.
Oh, fit, oh fat,
I want to find my fat, fat cat!


Finding Cat
By Jacob Saunders

Oh, flip, oh flap
I want to find my cat
The zats in the cat
It wants to get the rat
The rats on the bat
It wants to get the mat
The mat on the gnat
The gnat wants the cat
Oh, flip, oh flap
I want to find my cat

My dog
My dog, my dog
My dog likes the fog
The fog, the fog
The fog likes the hog
The hog, the hog
The hog likes the frog
The frog, the frog
The frog likes the log
The log, the log
The log likes my dog
My dog, my dog
Oh, I love my dog


Lamentations of a Homeschool Mom
By Audrey Saunders

I have a special job.
At times it makes me sob.
It keeps me up at night
While I work to get things right.

My kids both think I’m mean
Because I’m sort of like their dean.
But I won’t give up hope
When I see my pupils mope.

Someday they’ll actually find
That they cherish their bright minds.
And they’ll turn to me and say,
“We give thanks for you each day.”