Do you enjoy rhyming poems? They're one of the first things learned in life (think of "Jack Be Nimble") and even people who claim they don't love poetry can recall favorite rhyming poems, as well as poems about life that touched their hearts.
This poem (below) is one that came to me when given an assignment to write about a color. Since blue is my favorite, it was easy to come up with a poem about life that tied the color blue to all five senses.
Shades of Blue
Blue looks like the ocean
At morning's first light
Or the dark, dusky sky,
Tucked in for the night.
Blue smells like an iris
On warm, summer days
Or the sweet scent of clover
That's made into hay.
Blue tastes like a grape
That's tender and sweet
Or like juicy, tart berries
The birds love to eat....
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