Jake the Yo-Yo Maker
A Yo-Yo Poem
From the book The Biggest Burp Ever
I’m Jake, the yo-yo maker.
Making yo-yos is my thing.
It only takes a chunk of wood
and several feet of string.
To try to make sure every
single yo-yo is unique,
I make some from mahogany,
and turn some out in teak.
I fashion some from plastic,
and I build some out of brass.
I sculpt some out of stone,
or manufacture them from glass.
A scrap of patchy fabric here.
A shred of metal there.
I even made a yo-yo, once,
from Batman underwear.
Then, when I’m done constructing them,
I sell them on the street.
I’d say that making yo-yos
is a job that can’t be beat.
It brings such joy and happiness;
I don’t see many frowns.
But, just like any other job,
it has its ups and downs.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2012. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Poems about Kooky Characters
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Assonance, Descriptive Poems, List Poems, Pun Poems
Word Count: 137
From the book The Biggest Burp Ever
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