Write a five-line poem about a small moment that car­ries a big feel­ing.

Your lines should fol­low this syl­la­ble pat­tern:

5 syl­la­bles
7 syl­la­bles
5 syl­la­bles
7 syl­la­bles
7 syl­la­bles

Choose a moment you can pic­ture clear­ly: stand­ing at a win­dow dur­ing a storm, hear­ing some­one call your name, find­ing some­thing you thought you had lost, walk­ing into a new class­room, or sit­ting beside some­one who needs you.

Begin with what you can see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. Then let the poem turn inward. By the final two lines, reveal why this ordi­nary moment mat­ters to you.

Chal­lenge: Don’t name the feel­ing direct­ly. Instead of say­ing I was lone­ly or I felt hope­ful, let the details of the moment show us.