Double-Duty Poetry Today!

           It's my day to add to this year’s Kidlitosphere Progressive poem, a collaboration thanks to Irene Latham. the creator of this wonderful April tradition. After Laura Purdie-Salas started us with a "swoop" of an opening line, it's been followed by eleven other poets and their images, connecting, moving us on to other places, while a couple of voices continue to"tell" this story.  

           And I'm also happy to visit Michelle Barnes' Today's Little Ditty with an echo poem in response to the challenge given HERE on Michelle's blog. 

          After paying close attention to the poem, I realized that I would be starting a new stanza, and this raised some questions: Do I keep the same intent of nature and a voice or two, following along with Michelle's line in the previous stanza? Or can I move us into a new area entirely? This is exciting; the poem is nearing the middle and perhaps some different action is required? 
           After reading Michelle's line, I knew that she had given me a push toward NEW!  

Here is the poem with my line added:

A squall of hawk wings stirs the sky.  

A hummingbird holds and then hies.  

If I could fly, I'd choose to be  

Sailing through a forest of poet-trees.

A cast of crabs engraves the sand  

Delighting a child's outstretched hand.  

If I could breathe under the sea,

I’d dive, I’d dip, I’d dance with glee  

A clump of crocuses crave the sun.

Kites soar while joyful dogs run.

I sing to spring, to budding green,  

to all of life— seen and unseen.

Wee whispers drift from cloud to ear 

Looking forward to what comes next from Jone MacCulloch at DeoWriter!

          Here are the participants:

2016 KIDLITOSPHERE PROGRESSIVE POEM

April

1  Laura at Writing the World for Kids

2  Joy at Joy Acey

3  Doraine at Dori Reads

4  Diane at Random Noodling

5  Penny at A Penny and Her Jots

6  Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink

7  Liz at Elizabeth Steinglass

8  Janet F. at Live Your Poem

9  Margaret at Reflections on the Teche

10  Pat at Writer on a Horse

11  Buffy at Buffy's Blog

12  Michelle at Today's Little Ditty

13  Linda at TeacherDance

14  Jone at Deo Writer

15  Matt at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme

16  Violet at Violet Nesdoly

17  Kim at Flukeprints

18  Irene at Live Your Poem

19  Charles at Poetry Time

20  Ruth at There is No Such Thing as a Godforsaken Town

21  Jan at Bookseedstudio

22  Robyn at Life on the Deckle Edge

23  Ramona at Pleasures from the Page

24  Amy at The Poem Farm

25  Mark at Jackett Writes

26  Renee at No Water River

27  Mary Lee at Poetrepository

28  Heidi at My Juicy Little Universe

29  Sheila at Sheila Renfro
30  Donna at Mainely Write