Writing an Apology Poem

Writing:  Apology Poems  Click here to use the idea generator.  (You need to scroll to the bottom of the page.)

This Is Just To Say
by William Carlos Williams

I have eaten

the plums

that were in

the icebox

and which

you were probably

saving

for breakfast

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet

and so cold

Today you'll be writing an Apology poem   You can write an apology poem, but you also can write about being forgiven.

   * The first step is to make a list of five things that you want to apologize for. What did you do that you feel sorry for, or if someone else got blamed for something you did, that could be the topic of your poem.
   * Then next to each item, write down the name or names of the person you are writing this to.
   * When you've chosen the topic and the person for whom it is to be written, write it (or some of it) the top of a piece of paper. 
   * Then plan what you are going to write in each section.
   * In the first section, describe what you did or said. Did you break a window, take a cookie, or were you mean to your best friend?
   * Then in the second section, describe why this was important to that person. Were they saving this item for later, was it a family heirloom, or is it just a part of them or their personality?
   *  In the last section, you will write your apology. You want to describe how you feel and reflect on how that person must feel after this incident happened. Are they still mad at you, did they have to replace the item, or is this the first time they will hear of this incident?