I saw a person twelve­feet high，

　　I saw a cottage\s\up1(24(24) in the sky，

　　I saw a balloon made of lead，

　　I saw a coffin\s\up1(25(25) drop down dead，

　　I saw two sparrows\s\up1(26(26) run a race，

　　I saw two horses making lace\s\up1(27(27)，

　　I saw a girl just like a cat，

　　I saw a kitten\s\up1(28(28) wear a hat，

　　I saw a man who saw these too，

　　And said though strange they all were true.

　　C

　　Our first football match

　　We would have won ...

　　if Jack had scored that goal\s\up1(29(29)，

　　if we'd had just a few more minutes，

　　if we had trained harder，

　　if Ben had passed the ball to Joe，

　　if we'd had thousands of fans screaming，

　　if I hadn't taken my eye off the ball，

　　if we hadn't stayed up so late\s\up1(30(30) the night before，

　　if we hadn't taken it easy\s\up1(31(31)，

　　if we hadn't run out of\s\up1(32(32) energy.

　　We would have won ...

　　if we'd been better!

　　Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain\s\up1(33(33)， a poem made up of\s\up1(34(34) five lines\s\up1(35(35). With these, students can convey a strong picture in just a few words. Look at the examples (D and E) on the top of the next page.

　　D

　　Brother

　　Beautiful, athletic

　　Teasing\s\up1(36(36)， shouting, laughing

　　Friend and enemy too

　　Mine

　　E

　　Summer

Sleepy, salty\s\up1(37(37)