Winter Poem, Creative Writing

Poetry for Seniors.

About this Activity

Did You Ever Hear of an ‘Acrostic Poem’?

In an acrostic poem, each letter of a word, in this case, the word WINTER, is the starting letter for a new word or phrase related to the original one. This is a great exercise in creative writing.

For example, if I use the word SUN, I can make a poem that looks like this:

Shine bright
Up in the sky
Nice and warm

Print the poetry page, write a word or short sentence after each letter in WINTER. The words you write should all relate to wintertime.

Then read it from top to bottom, and you have written a poem.

For Caregivers

Print the poems and give to individuals to make by themselves, or join them one-on-one.

For a group, either use a whiteboard and make a collaborative poem or ask each group member to make their own. 

The poems can be shared by reading them out aloud and will look great displayed in your community.

Find more creative writing exercises here and here.