Four Diamante Poems

These diamante poems were written by students in a summer poetry class led by Hope Ellen Rapson.

A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond. It is a poem of oppositions which works toward the middle.

Time

By Tabitha Bolen (age 12)

Sunrise

Sun, light

Smiling, playing, laughing

Morning, noon, evening, midnight

Lurking, looming, creeping,

Moon, dark

Nightfall

Salvation

By Ian Paul Neff (age 13)

Man

Stubborn, selfish

Living, sinning, dying

Condemned, saved, reborn, sent

Watching, praying, protecting

Almighty, selfless

God

Growth

By Avery Craddock (age 12)

Acorn

Small, weak

Sprouting, growing, changing

Water, sunlight, nest, squirrels

Standing, thriving, living

Tall, strong

Oak

Transformation

By Katherine Ruth Neff (age 12)

Ice

White and cold

Chilling, cooling, freezing

Solid, water, boil, steam

Heating, scorching, burning

Red and hot

Fire

Related reading: Fulton Bryant's Diamante; Madeline Smith's Diamante