“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
What is poetry?
It is finding the truth, no need to lie.
It's munching on watermelon and letting seeds fly.
It's a letter that come with a card in the mail.
It's the lacy silver threads left by a garden snail.
When you listen to your footsteps (Amy VanDerwater)
the words become music and (Joy Acey)
So there you go, Matt Forrest Esenwine , the next line is yours to create.
I love to "Let seeds fly!" And now words become music... Where will they lead?
ReplyDeleteI am posting a different form each day using the alphabet. Today is the blues. My cat makes music in an annoying way. http://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com
Margaret,
DeleteI'm enjoying your Poetry Month challenge for yourself. Your acrostic on BLUEBONNET was excellent and your bluesy cat is amazing. I'm enjoying your posts. Awesome.
The words DO become music! Love that hanging "and"... thank you, Joy!
ReplyDeleteIrene,
DeleteThank you for letting me play with all the great children's poets you have lined up for this progressive poem. What fun. I appreciate you.
It's almost too exciting! The suspense...
ReplyDeleteGreat line! :-)
Thanks, Ruth.
DeleteI'm with you on the suspense. I feel like a little kid with a box of chocolates--I want them all at once. This is almost better than Christmas. Isn't poetry's ability to create feeling amazing?
Love the 'lacy silver threads', & the next line, another path already! Terrific!
ReplyDeleteYes to music and lacy silver snail threads! And yes to the best poetry has to offer: surprise and understanding. I was tickled by munching on watermelon and flying seeds, too. It is an apt metaphor for me. So happy to be part of this experience this year. Thanks to Irene and all of the welcoming poets, teachers and writers in the Kidlitosphere.
ReplyDeleteJanet F.
Didn't Irene do a great job of bringing us all together? I am really excited to see where this poem wants to go. I'll look for your line.
DeleteLove the emotion and visual in both lines today, Joy.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm glad you could see the pictures of the lines.
Deletemmmmm.... intriguing! Well done and can't wait to see where these musical steps take us. :0)
ReplyDeleteIt's just line two and already the magic of poetry is evident! Love your line, Joy!
ReplyDeletePenny,
DeleteThank you so much. I really hesitated about calling the footsteps words and making it music. Yes, the whole process is magic to me. I can hardly wait to see what Matt adds tomorrow and the the rest of the poets. What a great community children's poets are.
Last year, I really liked reading the finished product--hoping to keep up with it better on a daily basis this year. Fun!
ReplyDeleteLaura,
DeleteI'm looking forward to reading your line later this month, and to seeing where the poem is going by then.
I also wanted to tell you that I've really been enjoying your recent video posts and the video poetry prompts. What fun for kids.
Joy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting in a plug for my blog post. How sweet!
Enjoy your progressive poetry writing. You make creating more fun than...
Finish the rest and you can't say "a barrel of monkeys."
Oh Linda,
DeleteYou have done it again. Just when I read a post today suggesting making a list of things that make me happy, now you're asking for a list of things that spur creativity. Definitely fun.
More creative than
painting a rainbow
making fudge
finding a place for a safety pin.
I'm going to have to give this some more thought and then fashion it into a poem. Thank you for the inspiration.
This will be quite a ride (in the forest)--buckle up!
ReplyDeleteApril,
ReplyDeleteYou have peaked my curiosity and my interest. I can understand buckling up, but why have you put the poem in the forest? I'm out here in the desert.
Duh? I feel so slow. It wasn't until today that I realized that you were referring to Matt Forrest. I HATE being the last person in the room to get a joke. That one flew right over my head. But didn't Matt do a lovely job adding his line?
DeleteJoy - The images in your poem and the sound connection in your line have me grinning away. So lovely and a beautiful way for me to end day 2 of NPM. Thank you! I love that hanging 'and' too! xo, a.
ReplyDeleteAh, somehow I knew you'd bring some joyful music to the mix!
ReplyDeleteNow I wonder if you could have worked in this wonderful watermelon seeds, too. Love those images! :)
Hey Joy, I just realized I never thanked you for getting us into a musical mode...that hanging 'and' lft me with lots of possibilities!
ReplyDeleteI love this musicality of the poem.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jone. i love the line you contributed.
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