Happy Poetry Month!
It's Poetry Friday, too, and Jone Rush MacCulloch is hosting HERE on her brand new, wonderful website, with a couple of interviews you'll want to read! Thanks for hosting, Jone! |
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I'm taking the advice from the poet who has given so much to help us all, including students and teachers, write poetry. I'll be moving from A to Z, obviously needing to combine a few to make it all come out to 30. FYI—Sometimes, Paul Janeczko offers a prompt to write a poem that begins with the specific alphabet letter instead of a poem type. It will be fun to be open to writing in all kinds of ways!
You can find the path to the Progressive Poem over to the right! Simply click on the graphic!
Spring brings all kinds of thoughts and observations, and April is Poetry Month. This time, I admit I'm sharing an old poem. I wrote it years ago when Matt Forrest Esenwine was offering a challenge he called "Poetry Cubed." It remains a favorite of mine for spring.
Sit. Look long into that bloom.
Place its picture show in your mind,
the first love story.
Linda Baie ©
This is beautiful, Linda - a perfect pairing of image and poem. The red of the poppy and that dark middle really does encourage us to look long into that bloom.
ReplyDeleteWheeee! the first love story is such a wonderful last line. I stopped by the Colorado Women's History House by the Denver Art Museum with my sister--unfortunately, they were closing :( But, I picked up a package of poppy seeds to start in one of my garden beds. Now I will call that bed, Love Story!
ReplyDeleteThere are some things you could look at for hours.
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting the Poetry Friday link in. Jone's link was tricky today, but I got there with yours!
I could use some time to sit and look long at that bloom. (Couldn't we all?) Perfect, Linda. ❤️
ReplyDeleteLovely photo and poem -- feels esp. relevant since this week I'm reading about Georgia O'Keeffe, and your pic reminds me of her famous Oriental red poppies painting. She, too, wanted us to pause and look very closely into the heart of flowers.
ReplyDeleteOh, Linda, what a sweet "first love story" line. I've not thought of that before, but yes indeed. The photo is striking.
ReplyDeleteA stunning pairing of words and photography - flowers are like nature's poetry, aren't they? :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous photo and poem--well worth resharing!
ReplyDeleteLinda, I love the theater of that flower and your poem. The flower seems like you could keep looking closer and closer at the center and seeing something completely new. Your poem is a beautiful reflection of the flower!
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving us pause to really look and see the love story, Linda. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that last line, Linda! And the invitation to drop in to any visual and find in it a love story.
ReplyDeleteNot a poppy bloom, but today's love story finally showed up in the neighborhood wetland: Mr. and Mrs. Red-winged Blackbird!! YAY!
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone. I hope you'll find your own 'picture show' today! Mary Lee, I'll need to get over to the lake to see if our Redwings have returned. If so, there is always something to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteHard to explain why, but my favorite word in this poem is "Sit." I love your A to Z with Paul series!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea, poem, and photo, Linda! Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heidi & Carol. Yes, "sit" is important!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the image of sitting and staring into a flower.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah!
DeleteI have the Janeczko book and have used it multiple times with students. Your magical show is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love that you do! Thanks, Margaret! It was a favorite of mine.
DeleteI love your poem and the photo! Thanks for resharing.
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