Inspiration
Try a quatrain today and see if it restricts or liberates - or some combination.
A quatrain is a four-line poem that can have the same number of syllables in each line to create rhythm. You might try an end-rhyme pattern like abab, aabb, abba, or abcb. The fifth line could follow the syllable and rhyming pattern or not.
Here is an excerpt from a longer poem made up of quatrains; notice each line has 6-7 syllables, and the end-rhyme is abcb (e.e., bank and sank rhyme: "Life is Fine" by Langston Hughes.
I went down to the river, a
I set down on the bank. b
I tried to think but couldn't, c
So I jumped in and sank. b
Guidance
Here are some ideas for your quatrain. If you need help with rhyming, try this site. (I really hope some of you choose the last line option):
What made you smile today?
Can you tell me an example of kindness you saw/showed today?
Did anyone do anything silly to make you laugh today?
Did anyone cry today?
Did anyone tell you "thank you" today?
What made you laugh today?
Tell us something you know today that you didn't know yesterday.
Teach us something we don't know.
What kind of person were you today?
What made you feel loved today?
If you switched places with your principal or administrator on the first day of school, what would you say or do with your staff/faculty?
Gap teeth and a little boy - (7) a
He smiles and leans on me. (7) b
I loop my arm around his back (7) c
His comfort is plain to see (7)b
While checking for ee and ea (7)
