Poetry Portfolio 2017Saskatoon berries Growing on the riverbank ‘The breeze wears its seent Rain cascading down Glistening against sunset Dancing on The Creek Gentle rumbling A flash rips the serene sky ‘Thunder rolls through me ‘The CreekThe Creek Analysis My poem, The Creek, takes the form of three haikus. This poem describes a peaceful creek scene, which is quickly transformed by an untimely thunderstorm. In writing this I tried to create an immersive experience via descriptive wording, For example, is used ia the first haiku to establish a sense of smell, as well as some visual aspects. In the second and third haikus, 1 attempted to ereate an atmosphere to the poem, the sort of uneasiness before a storm, As well as this, I tried to convey the beauty ofthe storm, painting @ picture with the amount of words 1 could use, 1 190k the inspiration for this poem from the picture alongside the poems, which I took. myself at a creek which { camp at, near to twin butte, This picture has always held a certain beauty to me, with a prominent horizon over the ereek. Later that night I remember we had a short thunderstorm which | stayed up to watch, completely mesmerized by the sights and sounds. As for literary devices, there are a few cases of personification, The first being the line “the breeze wears its scent”, at the end of the first Haiku. This is personification because the breeze is an inanimate object, so it cannot actually wear a scent like a perfume. ‘The line refers to the smell of saskatoons being carried on a breeze. The second case is found at the end of the second haiku, “dancing on the creck”. This refers to the rain, another inanimate object, falling onto the creek. I tried to convey a sense of magic in this line, like the rain has come alive and is. visually dancing across the water. Finally, in the last paragraph, there's an onomatopoeia: Rumbling, describing the sound of rolling thunder.