MOOD Poem

How to write a mood poem:

1. State a mood

2. write three things the mood is NOT (two stated briefly, one stated as a comparison)

3. Switch to a statement of what the mood IS.

4. State three more descriptions of what the mood IS.

I'm happy
Not spaced-out silly-faced happy
Not delirious with a fever happy
Not happy like a man who has pleasantly lost his memory
But just under the surface of my skin happy
Glad that life is still mine despite problems
Glad that I still appreciate a good sunset
Glad that I am still in love.