Imitation: "This is Just to Say"

I've read some great imitations of "This is Just to Say" in your English folders! Please consider sharing your work with the class. Many of the poems are good for a laugh and speak authentically about these strange days.
This is Just to Say - The Reading Parent

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  1. Mr. ReynoldsMay 5, 2020 at 6:56 AM

    This is just to say

    I have asked you
    to read a poem
    that doesn't
    seem like a poem

    and then
    imitate it in
    a way that
    makes it yours

    sorry
    I'm an English
    teacher and
    I love this stuff

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  2. AnonymousMay 5, 2020 at 9:25 PM

    This is just to say

    I have been lying
    in bed all day
    watching YouTube
    and Netflix

    and haven’t
    gotten myself
    to do housework
    or homework

    I’m sorry
    it’s quarantine and
    procrastination has won
    I’ll do it “soon.”

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  3. B3May 8, 2020 at 6:27 PM

    I went on a walk
    Without your permission,
    Last June on a summer’s eve.

    I walked on our street
    And the sun was setting
    It was a beautiful sight to see

    I’m sorry man,
    But hear me out
    It was wonderful
    Last June on a summer night’s eve.

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