I Found a Secret Passageway
I found a secret passageway
behind a secret door,
inside a secret closet that
I’d never seen before.
I tiptoed through that secret door
and down that secret hall
to find a secret room behind
a secret sliding wall.
And in that secret room there sat
a secret pirate’s chest
that held a secret map that led me
on a secret quest.
I traveled down the secret path
upon that secret map,
but tripped a secret switch and fell
inside a secret trap.
I felt around that secret trap
and grabbed a secret latch
that turned a secret handle
and unlocked a secret hatch.
A secret tunnel took me through
a secret catacomb,
then up a secret stairway where
I found myself back home.
I might have found some secret gold
beyond that secret door…
I’d tell you, but it wouldn’t
be a secret anymore.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 5
Topics: Imaginary Poems, Pirate, Travel
Poetic Techniques: Narrative Poems, Repetition
Word Count: 150
About This Poem
Have you ever found something unexpected—a hidden passage, a strange map, or a place no one else seemed to know about? Did you then keep it a secret too, or was it too good not to share?
This poem is all about discovering a secret place and exploring the unknown. It also uses repetition to build a rhythm and to heighten the sense of mystery. As you read it, see if you can feel the excitement of the narrator’s journey and maybe imagine where your own secret passageway might be hiding and where it might lead.
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