Asia – copywork

By , on January 26th, 2009

Last night I searched for copywork for Princess of the Universe in connection with Asia. (We hope to finish up Grass Sandals: The Travels of Bashothis week.) I found nothing like what I had in mind. So I wrote a poem for her to copy this week. I’ll share it with you, just in case you would like to use it as well, or in case you see something that doesn’t quite fit and we can improve it somewhat.

Asia

Asia, large continent that you are,
you are the largest continent by far.

Russia is the hat you wear.
You walk right into Europe there.

Central Asia — grassy lands –
is filled with many different “stans.”

Mongolia comes along beside
with more grassland and desert dry.

The steppe in central Asia serves
as home to grazing animal herds.

Round south and east, bleak mountains rise;
within there, central Asia lies.

East Asia! You’ll find China there,
and more live there than anywhere!

East China Sea, her waters hold
South Korea who juts out bold.

A volcanic island is Japan,
and this is where Mt. Fuji stands.

Another jewel in Asia’s crown
is India, living farther down.

The “Indian subcontinent,” rightly named;
for varied religions she is famed.

India has Muslim Taj Mahal,
yet Hindus thrive in nearby Nepal.

Now, only a few places more.
On mainland southeast Asia’s shore

five countries all of fertile soil
where elephants and water buffaloes toil.

Burma and Thailand on the left-hand.
The right? Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Beyond the shore, more out to sea,
a bit more of Asia there will be.

Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia,
And now you’ve learned a lot of Asia!

Lynn

Louise

January 26, 2009 at 9:29 am

Hi Lynn,

I enjoyed your poem.
My oldest daughter Willow and her husband lived in Vietnam for 3 years.
She was a first grade teacher and he a forth at an United Nations
International school.
They traveled a great deal while living there, at the time we called her our globetrotter.
She went to Thailand,
Laos
and China …as well of other places that I don’t recall at the moment.
She loved Thailand and said that it was some of the most beautiful countryside that she ever saw.
While in Thailand they explored the Thai Mountains riding elephants.
They never made it to Japan…I think at the time it was just to expensive.

Before this, she lived in Guam for two years…