Poems about Colors

I read Rimbauds poem Voyelles (vowels) in which he assigned colors to the vowels and described them in unusual ways. I brought in some paint sample cards from Home Depot and we had a good time reading the names of the colors, such as peanut butter and squirrel aloud. The students chose something like letters, numbers, days of the week, months, and described them in the fashion of Rimbaud.

Gabrielle R
K

G is green like go
A is red like a crab
B is yellow like bananas
R is blue like a folder
I is purple like a book bag
E is white like eggs
L is black, a tree with no leaves
L is brown like hot cocoa
E is orange like the fruit

Christian R
K

Monday is purple
with green dots
Tuesday is red
Like a barn
Wenesday is yellow
As the sun
Friday is all colors

Brad H
K

Monday is orange like a flag
April is white like a box
Downtown is silver like a book
Summer is yellow like pancakes

Dejah
K

Winter is white
Like clouds
Fall is yellow
Like leaves
Falling from the trees
Spring is red
Like blood
Summer is pink
Like lipgloss

Tyhren
K

1 is orange like the fruit you eat
2 is green like apples
3 is red like blood
4 is purple like a worm
5 is blue like Mia's shirt

Taylor S
1st

November is pink
Like a pig
The sky is rainbow
Like a dress
My mom's anniversary
is red like a rose
My neighborhood is purple
Like a sweater

Dwayne B
1st

Friday is green
Like a tree
Sunday is yellow
Like the sun
Tuesday is orange
Like carrot sticks

Tyree P
1st

Math is red
Looks like apples
and tomatos

Spelling is blue
Looks like blueberry
and blue crayons

One is black
Looks like my desk
and shoes

Six is orange
Looks like an orange
and a juice box