Haikus of Cities Around the World Vol. 2
As a writing exercise to our new Poetry unit, the students browsed the website Drive & Listen and chose live feeds of cities around the world and wrote haikus to capture their atmosphere.
The students train their 5 senses and immediately have to describe little details that move them about the location and capture it for the reader.
Here are some of the highlights:
Barcelona by Hannah Chan 5H(1)
Sunset on the shore,
Tapas shared in busting squares,
Art in every street.
Gold Coast, Australia by Jayden Fung 4h(8)
Buildings touch the sky
Sea water mirror the sky
Dawn looks like egg yolk
Manarola, Italy by Triton Ng 5D(27)
A beach of tourists
Colourful seaside houses
Villagers rowing boats
Shanghai by Ron qin 5A(25)
Buildings hit the sky.
Calm people who do not fight,
Kids laughing in streets.
Washington D.C. by Calvin Tang 5D(27)
Fallen leaves and posters
Sleeping streets, lonely oak trees
Country flags swinging
The Food of Mexico by Travis Tsoi 6C(30)
The moment you bite,
Flavors melt on your tongue,
Makes you want some more!
Reykjavik, Iceland by
Jasmine Wong 6G(28)
Snow, coats everywhere.
Aurora flies beyond my head.
Snow buries my feet.
Hong Kong by Sophie Wong 5H(35)
The busy city
Works very hard every day
People late for work