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Half of Abraham Lincoln's Milk Is Cream
June 21, 2007    File under: Language

Earlier this week, I led a workshop for some middle-school students, and we wrote some poems adapting the telephone/Chinese Whispers game. Mostly it taught me how willful some students are. Nevertheless, they managed to write quite a bit, and together we made a poem about Abraham Lincoln. (I have only arranged what they wrote (this one's for A and Z)):



I’VE BEEN THINKING


Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents.
Had a beard. Smelled bad
is how Abe Lincoln smelled. Pretty flowers
covered Abraham Lincoln’s grave.
Abraham Lincoln was surrounded by peace.
Abraham Lincoln had been part of Linkin Park
until they figured he couldn’t play an instrument.
Now Abraham Lincoln’s taken with the Backstreet Boys.
Few people know Abraham Lincoln wrote a book
about mutated, wet celery, that Abe liked fishies,
but everyone knows Abraham Lincoln
looked funny. Though fat people didn’t tend to support
Abraham Lincoln, Abraham was a man with a goal.
Abraham Lincoln was so big he could carry the earth!
Abraham Lincoln had an amazing hat
I’m soooo jealous the pencils like Abraham Lincoln.
In front of that tree stands an Abraham Lincoln impersonator
The day is perfect like Abraham Lincoln.
Doesn’t she know Abraham Lincoln was killed,
Was killed by a person who killed Abraham,
That A.B. man had not emotions,
Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth,
Is easy to fire a gun at A.B. Lincoln?
I think a carnivore will eat Abraham Lincoln,
but maybe A. B. has an AK in his hat.
Maybe half of Abraham Lincoln’s milk is cream.
All I can say for sure is Abraham Lincoln
stole my name, so I’ll always be happy.






Wish I could have included this in the workshops somehow... (sound quality is unfortunate):

Posted by Jake Adam York at June 21, 2007 8:31 AM



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