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:
https://www.karenlynnwilliams.com/galimoto.html
and on the teacher page on my website: https://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