Poems about Senses

We read Federico Lorca's The Little Mute Boy and talked about how important our 5 senses are. We often take them for granted. I asked the students to write poems about losing one of their senses. Poems about losing their voice, although not one of the 5 senses, were influenced by Lorca's poem and seemed to resonate with the students the most.

Michael W
K

I lost my voice
It’s sad because
I can’t talk to anyone
They don’t understand
What I am saying

Carmen
K

I lost my voice
And I couldn’t find it
Someone took it
While I was sleeping
My dad took it
And put it in his voice

Michael L
K

I lost my voice
It flew away
With a bird

Victoria E
K

This girl lost her voice
So she can’t sing
When she got on stage
Everybody laughed at her
Because she didn’t sing

Aaliyah J
K

I lost my voice
I can’t speak to people
So I have to speak Spanish

Ifunanya O
K

I lost my voice
It’s fun to look for it
I looked for it in the trees
And in a kite
I found it in the wind

Lance
K

I lost my voice
I was trying to find it
I looked in the brook
And it was right there
So I put it back in my throat

Brad H
K

I can’t make faces
Because I lost my mouth
I can’t talk
Or smile
Life is hard
Without a mouth

Ciaran
K

I cannot speak
Because there is no water
I can’t see
Because somebody
Cut out my eyeballs

Seandell
K

The lake took my voice
I have to do hand language
No one can understand
The lake sang a watersong
And gave me back my voice

Jeremiah
K

I can’t see my house
If I am running
From a monster
I might run
Into the wall

Capri B
1st

I lost my voice
I couldn’t talk
I have to use
Sign language
My voice
Went to China
So someone else
Can speak English

Reanna A
1st

My voice popped
Out of my mouth
And went to my friend
She threw it away
I wrote my other friend
A letter
Asking for her voice

Taylor C
1st

I lost one of my senses
I lost my touch
I went to the beach
It was freezing outside
I did not care
Because I didn’t know
I went ice skating
On the sea

Jannin B
1st

He took away my voice
I was sad because I need it
For talking to my mom
And friends on the telephone
I found it in the park
Swinging on the swings

Gregory
1st

I wish I was blind
So I won’t do any homework
And I can go to the hospital
And eat lunch
And I can walk into people
And they will apologize