Mobile take 2: Galimoto Poem

A group of elementary school children wrote this poem at the Mobile Young Writers conference.

Great job!  I love the first line!  I was inspired by these amazing wire toys kids made in Malawi to write the book.  It is gratifying to see my little book inspiring children in many ways here in the US.

Check out more about Galimotos at:

http://www.karenlynnwilliams.com/galimoto.html

and on the teacher page on my website:  http://www.karenlynnwilliams.com/files/galimoto_guide.pdf

Galimoto

When you imagine, you can create anything

Shiny grey wires braided together

Prickly, bending back sideways and forward

You can make a lot of things with wire

Prickly, bending back sideways and forward

You can build a train, a cup and a bike

You can make a lot of things with wire

Scraps, scraps everywhere!

You can build a train, a cup and a bike

You can make a lot of things with wire

You can build a small building

Today I am creating a scooter

Scraps, scraps everywhere!

You can build a small building

A wire to make a bicycle

Today I am creating a scooter

Shiny wires, colorful wires, shaped wires, all of them bending

A wire to make a bicycle

A thin kangaroo

Twirling and folding, twisting and swirling

A hard metal wire as shiny as a diamond

You can make a toy car

Twirling and folding, twisting and swirling

A long wire can make a person happy

You can make a toy car

Twirling and folding, twisting and swirling

A long wire can make one person happy

When you imagine, you can create anything