Inspired by one of my young students, this poem is especially for children who prefer visual art expression to reading and writing

 

TIGER BASKETBALL

 

I see the lines

I see the color

 

They are bold

And they are bright

 

I see a tiger in the basketball

I see a panther in the night

 

I love to paint

I love to draw

 

It doesn’t matter

If “was” is “saw”

 

My world is full of patterns and hues

My brushes speak through reds and blues

 

I show the world

What I have to say

 

Through colors and paint

And shapes and clay

 

I see the lines

I see the color

 

They are bold

And they are bright

 

I see a tiger in the basketball

I see a panther in the night