1.      Put on sunscreen so I don’t get a sunburn. Warning – don’t get it in your eyes!

2.      Put on flip flops

3.      Walk along beach and feel waves against your feet

4.      Watch people play paddle-ball and get the ball when it goes in the waves

5.      Lose your flip-flops

6.      Make friends with the paddle-ball players, Isa and Joe

From The Big Field Trip – Brazil, December, 2008

7.      Help Cyrus build a sandcastle

8.      Wash yourself in the waves and almost drown

9.      Walk to the far end of the beach to look for seashells for the sandcastle and get lost

10.  Learn snorkeling with Isa

11.  See a big fish with sharp teeth chasing a little fish

12.  Eat cheese on skewers with Isa

13.  Observe dead crab with Joe and find out that the crab is alive

14.  Take pictures with Isa, Joe, and Cyrus’s sandcastle

15.  Say bye to Isa and Joe and watch the sunset over the sea

16.  Get a ride home on Papa’s shoulders

From The Big Field Trip – Brazil, December, 2008

 (A list poem is a poem that doesn’t need to rhyme or have any meter. It tells a little story in the form of a list. Try one and send it to us if you like.)