1. By Sameera
Tony Box: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994694@N04/2359431512/
My Anthology on Change

2. Change in People
People change,
all the time.
Even you do.
It is the hardest,
when you change,
and,
your friend,
Remains.
It is also hardest,
when your friends change,
and you,
are left,
behind.
Why can’t people stay the same?
Oh right,
We are not material things.
People change but things don’t.

3. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“Change in People”
I like using line breaks. I use them a lot and I also
used them in this one. I also used a question ‘Why
can’t stay the same?’ When I read a question that’s
SMACK in a poem, like BOOM, a question, I, the
reader ask that question too, and that makes my reader
read on to A) find the answer or B) think about the
answer if it’s not shown.

4. The World Changes
The world changes,
an awful lot.
Because of us,
Because of nature,
but it changes,
nevertheless.
The world will,
never be the same.
Like it was a long, long time ago.
Or will it?

5. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“The World Changes”
Again, I used a question but this time at the end. This
(usually) leaves the reader clueless or thinking about
the answer. I like poems like that, it looks slightly
serene and it looks like the author is daring the reader
to find the answer on their own. It looks like the
author has a deep, dark secret that you have to find and
it makes the poem more interesting.

6. Change
Change can be good,
It can be a new favorite food!
Change can be bad,
It can make you sad.
Take changes in your stride.
Whatever happens,
Prepare to be surprised!

7. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“Change”
This one, if you noticed has bits of rhyme in it.
Cheerful rhyming poems can have hippity-hoppity
tunes but my poem has happy and sad. First, it says “It
can be a new favorite food!” and then it drops to
“Change can be bad, it can make you sad.” Poems like
this show the both sides of the topic and it is not
OVERY joyful or OVERLY weepy either.

8. A Strange Change
A strange change,
is,
your best friend,
not talking,
to YOU.
A strange change,
is,
when you notice you are taller,
than you dad.
Strange changes
happen.
Nothing’s your fault.

9. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“A Strange Change”
I bet you would have noticed that the title “A Strange
Change” rhymes. That was done on purpose! I also
give examples like “Taller than your dad”so the reader
can picture a beanpole girl looking down at her dad
uneasily. This show a slight image. Image is a good
tool to use because it gives the reader a chance to
visualize the poem and I love to visualize, and I hope
my reader will like visualizing my poem too.

10. When You’re Changing
You grow taller,
People notice you more.
Friends galore!
Lose friends, win friends.
You find odd hobbies,
That you never paid attention to before.
Congratulations!
You are changing
and
Growing up.

11. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“When You are Changing”
There’s one point of time when you feel like you’re
changing SO much and nothing will ever feel the same.
In this one I used a bit of examples from real-life.
When you discover new things that you like you feel
better because you are finding your true self. This
poem is mostly about when you change and what
(usually) happens.

12. Common Changes in Life
A new friend, some go slow.
a new pet, Changes come and go.
a new life. Sometimes you’ll never know,
A wonderful room, when a change has dropped in
a wonderful book, and
a wonderful dream. skipped out.
A terrible word,
a terrible test,
a terrible bruise.
Changes come and go.
Some go fast, Tchockflex:http://www.flickr.com/photos/34901294@N06/4402549598/

13. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“Common Changes in Life”
What a mixture! This poem has rhyme,
personification, and, repetition. I repeated the first
two words three times and added a new word to the
end each time, like “A terrible word, a terrible bruise, a
terrible test.” So there was a pattern/beat/tune to it.

14. Why Does the World have
to Change?
Why does the world have to change?
Why does the casserole go cold?
Why can’t I be ten forever?
Why do I have to change?
Why did the Tasmanian Tiger have to go?
Why did global warming happen?
Why?
Why?
WHY???
Why does the world have to change?
But why?

15. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“Why Does the World have to Change?”
In this one I PURPOSELY made each and every line a
question. A lot of questions make you look like you are
most curious about your topic and it also shows you
care about what you are writing and that’s important
because if you don’t show you care about your topic
your reader is, your reader is going to walk away saying
“Wow, that author doesn’t really EXPRESS his/her
thoughts about the topic.” Jumping from ‘Sunshine’ to
‘Cotton Candy’ doesn’t help either. What I did was I
stood on the same path throughout the poem and gave
my best to the topic: “Why Does the World have to
Change?”

16. Little Changes
Going to middle school, don’t let it get you,
feeling scared. because if it does,
Moving to a new place, you’re going to say
feeling sad. “I shouldn’t have...”
Little changes, for the rest of your life.
happen. Just say,
Little changes, “Everything will turn out okay.”’
feel big. And you’ll be fine,
Little changes all the time.
get you. Don’t let them get you!
Like a jack-in-the-box. These little changes.
Remember,

17. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“Little Changes”
Here, I give examples of how you might feel about the
topic. “Moving to a new place. Feeling sad.” See, I just
gave an example about moving to a new place. Giving
examples are good too because you add onto the topic
and the reader can picture it more. It’s like imagery
and it helps make your poem more realistic to the
reader.

18. Changes are Everywhere!
Big changes,
small changes,
noticeable changes.
teeny changes,
Any changes.
tiny changes.
Change, change, change.
Change, change, change.
Changes are everywhere!
Changes are everywhere!
Change, change, change.
Time-to-time,
Changes,
Even,
are,
here and there!
everywhere.
Little changes,
huge changes,

19. Thoughts, Tools, and, Things in:
“Changes are Everywhere!”
Do you think a poem can be a song and a song a poem?
I think so and this poem shows it. At this point of
time I was at a point where I had ZERO ideas! So I
wrote this poem. Actually, I meant it to be sung on a
“Heart and Soul” tune! But really, it is also a ‘list’ poem.

20. ‘Round the corner, ‘round the block.
Changes never seem to stop!
This is my first anthology. I always wrote poems in
class but I never really focused on ONE single topic
for a group of poems. I actually think it’s EASIER to
write about one topic but it’s also more fun to write
freely. The reason I picked change was when I moved,
I experienced a lot of change but I know there’s more
to come. Change was actually a difficult theme for my
anthology, but again, there’s always next time! I hope
I can write more anthologies in the future (but I think
I’ll use an easier topic!)
Thanks for reading my anthology!