Color Poems

Here are the poems that we wrote with the assistance of the residents of Summerville. We realized that they were not very eager/capible of writing their own poetry, so we thought we would write poems inspired by them, with their help. These color poems were written with the assistance of Betsy, Lucille and Betty from the memory loss wing.

Green
Betsy says the grass is green
As we all sat behind a screen.
"Your eyes are the color of gems,"
she says. The same shade as the stems
of roses that Lucille loves so much.
Sharon talks with all of us,
sitting here behind the screen,
discussing all things green.

Red
What does the color red remind us of?
It makes us think of hearts and love.
The color of a beautiful rose
that Lucille used to water with her garden hose.
She loves those flowers above the rest
and pointed out my crimson vest.
Radishes and tomatoes too
have the shade of this loving hue,
We love red. Yes we do.

These following poems are called bio poems and follow this format:
Line 1: First Name
Line 2: Things they did
Line 3: Where they lived
Line 4: Things they like
Line 5: Things they miss
Line 6: Things they fear
Line 7: Favorite food
Line 8: Favorite color
Line 9: Favorite animal
Line 10: Last name

We had to change the traditional form of a bio poem because most of the memory loss residents had trouble thinking of things. We made this alternative outline to help make things easier for them.

Betsy
Who worked at the Citadel.
Who lived in Charleston, NC.
Who liked the cadets at the school.
Who misses those boys.
Who fears men.
Who likes to eat sweets.
Who loves every color,
and every animal too.
Petit

Louise
Who loved being a mother
Who lived in Philadelphia, PA.
Who likes animals, swimming and music.
Who doesn't miss anything because she lives in the present.
Who fears bugs, and spiders.
Who likes to eat cake.
Who loves the color blue.
Who thinks dogs are the best animal.
Lambert

Margie
Who also loved being a mother, and being catholic.
Who lived in Trenton, NJ.
Who likes children.
Who misses raising kids.
Who fears palmetto bugs.
Who likes to eat lobster tail.
Who loves purple and pink.
Who thinks maltese and poodles are the best pets.
Jennison



And that's all I have for today! Look forward to more poems coming from the residents of Summerville!