Poem+1

=**Final Poem 1 for Quad A** =

The Purple Plumeria

I am the purple plumeria That never comes out. I am not a pink plumeria That grows so frequently.

I am a shy plumeria Never opening up To what meets the eye. I am capable but not comfortable With just anyone,

But when I’m with My friends and family, I feel safe and sound, And that’s what makes me blossom.

My fragrance, My beauty, My personality, So loving like a soft silky blanket of scent.

---Anela Ermitano

The elements that I used for this poem were simile, repetitions and alliterations. The reason I used these were because it exspresses a poem a whole lot better and it also shows that you understand how to write it properly. I also feel it ads more feeling to this poem. That is why I chose to put these elements in my poem.

Is yours like this?

Is yours like this My Grandma is great she is nice and neat She is always there for me

My Grandma She is as cuddly as a bag of fur she is as sweet as candy she is the one I can go to

My Grandma she gives me advice when I need it she picks me up when I am down she loves me and I love her

My Grandma is a figure of love she is Hawaiian all around she is the best Grandma in town!!

--Hoea Makaike

I titled this poem is yours Like this because I have a Grandma that is hard to find. She is great and I love her.

Elisa Rose Like Uhi Wai Ke Ka’anihi Sills

Two names two names with two different backgrounds one English one Hawaiian

My English name Elisa from my two grandmother’s names my mother’s mom’s name is Mona Lisa Rose my father’s mom’s name is Elizabeth

My Hawaiian name Ka’anihi the name I prefer it is an ‘uhane a name that got dreamed while my mom was pregnant

My father wanted to name me after his favorite thing in the morning the mist hovering in the pastures in Waimea the mist well known in Waimea just moving around gracefully in the early morning hours

That’s why my name is what it is Elisa Rose Like Uhi Wai Ke Ka’anihi Sills a proud and individual name that I love and will cherish for the rest of my life

--Ka’anihi Sills

My poem is worth reading because it explains my name. It explains how and why I was a name, my name. It also says my whole name.