Any suggestions about how to make a wonderful collage about a poem?"A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim" by Whitman

The beauty of collage as a form of art, is that it can be
created out of virtually anything.  There are so many ways you could approach this
assignment that I hope you find one that best reflects your own feelings, personal
touch, and reflection.

If it was up to me, the first thing
I would do is re-read the poem and circle any concrete images that
really stuck out.  Some examples that come to mind
are:

camp;
daybreak; cool fresh air; hospital tent; brown woolen blanket; elderly man so gaunt and
grim.

To me, this is a
picture of war and death.  But then, I would read the poem again, and try to imagine
what tone is actually set.  Is this poem about the grim reality of
death?  To me it is not.  Instead, I think it attempts to paint a picture of beauty in
the face of death.  So then, I would cling to such images
as:

my dear
comrade; my child and darling; cheeks yet blooming; the face of Christ himself; dead and
divine.

With these two lists
in mind, I'd go to a stack of old magazines and cut any pictures that reflected any of
the above images or the emotions associated with them.  If I could not find enough from
magazines, I might add some of my own with paint.

In such
an open-ended creative assignment, the most important thing is going to be your effort
and purpose in what ever you create.  If you can explain your intentions, I imagine you
will find success in whatever you end up doing.  Good luck.