I bought it from a shop,
A little old lady gave a dime,
I was put to work without a stop,
Every day I write the day and time.
I see my friends die and snap,
I was given to another kid,
I write stories and draw maps,
I lost and got a bid.
Every day I go through a machine,
It whirs and whirs and sharpens me,
I grow old and am no longer clean,
Little lead is left and I can barely see.
They say old people shrink,
I have shrunk too much,
I am tossed and I stink,
To my life, I still clutch.
Finally, I have retired,
The kids make fun and I’m thrown,
In the trash I am tired,
I cannot speak, nothing but a groan.
Fill in the blanks: The pencil ______ because it lost a lot of ____.
How much did the pencil cost?
Writing about objects can help you write from a different perspective. If you were to write about an object, what would you choose?
Shrunk, lead .
10 cents (a dime)
N/A - Writing exercise: Write through the perspective of an object in your everyday life on a piece of paper.