Springing Forth with Poems
Another Poem-a-day challenge has begun and I am so excited! First of all, because it means I am challenged to write at least one poem a day and secondly because I have been invited to teach poetry in my granddaughter's class.
For those who create, this time of year seems to reawaken the creative powers. At least, I know this to be true for me. The thing is, it create during winter, but it isn't the same as creating in the spring. For me, as the first full moon of spring rises, so do all these creative ideas! Poetry, crafts, painting and writing all seem to pour from me.
So, in celebration (and thanksgiving) for being able to create and share those creations, here are two poems. The first is the poem I wrote for the first day of the Poem-a-day challenge. The prompt was to write about resistance. The second is a poem in celebration of teaching children to love poetry. Enjoy!
Should I -
take advantage of the sun
warming the frozen earth
littered with flotsam
carried on winter winds?
Should I
grab the rake
that stands like a sentry
against the garden wall
waiting to be called to duty?
Should I
begin the rituals of spring,
or is it too early
to clean the beds,
looking for signs of life
once again?
© 4-2015 LMN
The Poetry Lady
The Poetry Lady
loves lavender and lace,
licorice and lollipops,
laughter, lullabies and most especially,
little people!
She comes with her special bag
brimming over with magic.
Inside are volumes of words,
each carefully placed,
one
before
the other.
A magic potion of
rhyme, free verse,
personification,
alliteration and onomatopoeia
create wonderful word pictures.
The children sit before her
and in an instant
they are off on amazing adventures…
houses cry and horses fly,
things go bump in the night!
love touches their hearts
and rainbows fill the skies.
The magic of poems
brings them to days gone by,
gives them glimpses of what might be
and fills their minds
with seeds of wonder!
LMRN ©1994
For those who create, this time of year seems to reawaken the creative powers. At least, I know this to be true for me. The thing is, it create during winter, but it isn't the same as creating in the spring. For me, as the first full moon of spring rises, so do all these creative ideas! Poetry, crafts, painting and writing all seem to pour from me.
So, in celebration (and thanksgiving) for being able to create and share those creations, here are two poems. The first is the poem I wrote for the first day of the Poem-a-day challenge. The prompt was to write about resistance. The second is a poem in celebration of teaching children to love poetry. Enjoy!
Should I -
take advantage of the sun
warming the frozen earth littered with flotsam
carried on winter winds?
Should I
grab the rake
that stands like a sentry
against the garden wall
waiting to be called to duty?
Should I
begin the rituals of spring,
or is it too early
to clean the beds,
looking for signs of life
once again?
© 4-2015 LMN
The Poetry Lady
The Poetry Lady
loves lavender and lace,
licorice and lollipops,
laughter, lullabies and most especially,
little people!
She comes with her special bag brimming over with magic.
Inside are volumes of words,
each carefully placed,
one
before
the other.
A magic potion of
rhyme, free verse,
personification,
alliteration and onomatopoeia
create wonderful word pictures.
The children sit before her
and in an instant
they are off on amazing adventures…
houses cry and horses fly,
things go bump in the night!
love touches their hearts
and rainbows fill the skies.
The magic of poems
brings them to days gone by,
gives them glimpses of what might be
and fills their minds
with seeds of wonder!
LMRN ©1994
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