Lyrical Sunday WK28- Diamante Poem

Thanks as always to Sarah and the girls for hosting Lyrical Sunday.
A Diamante Poem is a shape poem structured like such:

1 noun. The topic or theme of the poem (and, the opposite of line 8).

2 adjectives. They describe the noun in line 1.

3 gerunds (verb + ing). They describe the noun in line 1.

4 nouns: two nouns related to line 1 and two nounsrelated to line 8.

3 gerunds (verb + ing). They describe the noun in line 8..

2 adjectives. They describe the noun in line 8.

1 noun. This is an antonym (opposite) for the noun in line 1.

rocks

solid, ancient

eroding, protecting, damaging

building foundation, builder's tool

cushioning, creeping, mixing

coarse, crushed

sand

©LJ 2011

snow

icy, barren

soaking, freezing, chilling

crystal stars, wooden consumer

warming, caressing, saving

flickers, consumes

fire

©LJ 2011