Descriptive: Ode to Shoelaces

           This poem I chose as my descriptive writing because of the way I describe the shoelaces. I not only describe the way they look, but also get descriptive with what they do during the day. I use words to describe appearing, but also to stimulate mental pictures of what is going on. This assignment was originally and remains the ode poetry assignment where we had to chose an object and write about it.

Ode to shoelaces

A shoelace,                                       He fulfills its

string                                                 purpose

laced through                                    and hugs your

your precious                                    shoe

shoes.                                               throughout

It wasn’t always                                the day

that way.                                           only letting go

The shoelace                                    when you want.

used to be

too difficult,

it was for the big kids.

You had

velcro.

Quick and easy.

But now you

are older

and need

the shoelace.

The velcro to

you has now

been passed down

for laces.

The small part

of such

an important

thing.

Shining white,

pulled taunt,

and put together

in a bow.

It bounces

to the

beat of your walk.                                      

A shoelace                                   

locks your foot                            

in your shoe                                                                                                                                                                                             

like a chin strap                           

does for a helmet.                         

It is happy                                 

to do                                            

it’s job.