Airplanes in the Garden

Monarch Butterflies Take Flight

by Joan Z. Calder

Butterfly Poem

Write a poem about a butterfly. Your poem does not have to rhyme.
Use this easy pattern to help you write your poem.

Line #1	a noun (the subject of your poem)

Line #2	2 words describing the word on line #1

Line #3	3 words that end in “ing”
	that describe the word on line #1

Line #4	4 or more words about the subject of your poem

Line #5	2 words describing the word on line #1

Line #6	1 word (a noun)

Example:

butterfly
fragile wings
flying flitting fluttering
sipping nectar from garden plants
orange black
beauty

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