Gentle Reader,
One of the authors I love to share with my students here in China is Maya Angelou. We read "Phenomenal Woman" together in class, and then I asked them to create their own Phenomenal Man/Woman poem. This was homework, so when they returned the next day I had the students share their poetry with one another in small groups. After that, one volunteer from each small group read their creation to the class. Hearing their poetry was a "phenomenal" experience...
Here is a sampling of what they wrote...
Phenomenal Woman
by Vivi
Have you heard a voice echoing in your mind
Like an angel's whisper?
have you seen a smile flashing in your heart
Like a sunflower's blossom.
Open your eyes.
It's not in heaven.
Have you noticed such a girl, indeed,
standing in front of you?
She is always staring at you with her elegant expression.
Her lovely appearance reveals some informations.
Can you feel them?
She is vigorous to her career.
And is insistent on her ideal.
she is versatile in her taste.
And is independent from her life.
Wherever she passes by, the cloud will have a silver lining.
That's right!
She is the angel
and she is the sun flower.
She hopes to spread the happy seeds
into the inner world of yours.
Her name is Vivi.
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Phenomenal Woman
by Tina
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman.
The bright of my eyes
the mischievous of my face.
The sexy of my lips.
That's me.
I walk on the street
Most people look at me.
The admire me and walk
around me.
i raise my head
straighten my back
hem and how
dance lightly.
Oh, I'm a woman
A phenomenal woman.
Gentlemen wanted to know
What they see in me.
They tried to do so
but they failed.
I put myself into the heart deeply.
The mysterious of my behavior
the self-respect
the special of my style.
Now you know
Why I raise my head,
straighten my back,
hem and haw,
dance lightly.
I just want to say
cause I'm a woman.
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman.
That's me.
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Popular Girl
by Hatty
People around me wonder why
I'm so enthusiastic.
Because I'm a rural girl
and it's just the character
of our rural people.
Old friends wonder why I can
live better and better.
It's just because my hard work
I spent more free time to learn.
My students wonder shy I'm so energetic.
It's just because active spirit
can bring them good influence
and confidence.
And I want to be the model of them.
I'm a girl.
A common looking girl
with a strong heart.
That's me.
A girl who likes doing sports to keep healthy
A girl who likes reading to open my eyes.
That's me.
People around me like to be
my friends.
Because I'm so honest.
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Phenomenal Me
by Sophia
The smile of my lips
the confidence of my eyes
The kindness of my heart.
I'm a woman.
A phenomenal woman
That's me.
i stand in front of you
Just as the breeze in summer.
And to a man
the fellows stand
or fall down on their knees.
Then they walk towards me
like stars admire the light of the sun.
I say
It's the joy on my face
and the intelligence of my words
The flutter of my dress
And the consideration of my behaviors.
I'm a woman
A phenomenal woman.
That's me.
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