Each student ended the poetry unit by choosing a poem and responding to it in the form of a reader response. Three authors chose to respond to their own work. We are posting those three, one per blog in this blog and the two following.

By Skylar:

Honey

Let the warm honey fall on the golden brown toast

almost as my mom tucking me in under a

warm blanket, almost as the honey and toast are becoming

friends I lay a blanket of strawberry on top

Today i will be responding on the poem honey by Skylar . In this poem honey can be looked at as protection or comfort but with food. what the author is telling us is that  protection can look like anything even with food. Although this poem is short it has lots of descriptions that make you imagine what she is talking about. Poems of this size are called Couplets now i will be sharing with you three example on how the author used lots of detail  on comfort, protection and happiness in the poem honey by Skylar.

Skylar starts the Poem with “let the warm Honey Fall on the golden brown toast”, when you think of Honey it’s brown Fluid and can be warm. It’s can be thick and Gooey and sweet to taste. Some even say that it’s good for Allergies. Toast and Honey can be very tasty for a morning breakfast or snack. Tasty and comforting and helping a person start their day. Honey can be finger licking and sticky at the same time but for people that like honey it can make then happy.

In the poem Skylar said that “Honey was almost like Mom tucking me in under a warm blanket”. the thought of Mom tucking me in is the Best. It makes me feel safe at night, warm and safe as I can imagine the toast would feel as the honey is poured over it. I think in this poem the Honey makes the Toast feel safe and it keeps the toast warm the same way that mom makes me feel.

When people talk about ice cream or a happy ending Sundae they talk about the Cherry on Top but in this poem the toast and honey is topped with Strawberries. Strawberries are my favorite! They are not to sweet and not too tart and when just right they bring me Joy. I can only imagine toast, honey with strawberries on top is everything. The strawberries in this poem are the happy ending!

This poem is yummy and reminds me of things that I love. It makes me feel safe, Comfortable and happy. The mix of toast, honey and strawberries make it yummy on my tummy. Who doesn’t want all of this and it’s all in this couplet by Skylar. You should read this poem and let me know if it makes you feel the same.

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