The Book
I was playing in the garden trees,
And sat down to read a book,
And there behold was a boy,
On the page where I happened to look.
I turned the page and asked him,
"Do you want to play?"
But he had already grown up and gone away.
Here is ds's:
In This Book
I look in the window of this book,
And find another child in the garden play,
But he won't be lured out of this book,
Because he has grown up and gone away.
I love how ds used some of same phrasing that the original poem had...very CM like.
I was really impressed, and I can very truthfully say that this is nothing of my own doing. I never would have thought to include poetry or know how to incorporate it to learn new skills. I've just followed the plans and did what the guide told me to do. I can't help but be amazed at how wonderfully they are learning this skill and many others bit by bit by just following the guides. Thank you HOD! 
. I have come to realize that Charlotte Mason was on to something pretty spectacular with poetry study. I've also come to realize that HOD incorporates that method beautifully within its poetry studies from year to year. Whoever thought about 5 minutes a day with classic poetry could impact dc's creative writing so dramatically?!? I wouldn't have believed it if you'd told me. I guess I've had to live it myself to see it and believe it. I cannot believe how my oldest ds can incorporate what he's learned through poetry study within his writing and his speaking. His written narrations are full of poetic devices, and even his talking often includes metaphors, alliterations, and vivid descriptions - it is just like listening to short bursts of poetry. I can't wait to see what else your dc come up with in PHFHG! What fun lies ahead!