What a lovely sight!
Pillows, pillows, pillows
on my left
and my right.
Pink, blue, yellow,
brown, green, white.
I have an idea,
let's have a pillow fight
and we don't even have
to wait
for tonight.
Now, I've shown you this toon picture of pillows and presented my poem, but I also wanted to share a poem by my friend Marcia Diane. (She is the person who introduced me to Pippin, the little black and white pony with beautiful blue eyes that I've pictured here earlier and wrote a poem for him.) Her poem is about feelings, and I thought it would be a good one for discussing feelings. Marcia, Thank you for sharing your poem with us.
SAD AND BLUE
by M. Diane
Did you ever hug a
pillow
when you’re sad
and blue?
Have you ever
hugged
a pillow
right up close to
you?
Have you ever
hugged
a pillow
when your mom’s to
busy to hug you
or your dad’s not
around
and your brother’s
acting like a clown?
Did you ever hug a
pillow
up close to you?
It’s ever so
lovely
a thing to do.
M. Diane
Your challenge for today is to write your own poem about a feeling you've had, or you can write about your own pillow and how it makes you feel. Have fun.
POETRY FRIDAY is hosted over at Keri's today. Head over there if you'd like to read more children's poetry. Keri, thank you for hosting us.
I'm excited to find your blog with all of these resources to improve my writing. Thanks, Joy! (I'll try to take the challenge, too!)
ReplyDeleteKeri,
DeleteI was glad to find your blog, too. Thank you for hosting the Poetry Friday Round Up. And thanks for the post on hosting. I must admit I've been to scared to offer to host. I'd have no idea how to use the Mr. Linky thing or the Chimp whatever it is. I really am technology challenged. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.
I enjoyed reading your Pillows poem, Joy, and Marcia's too! Thanks for sharing these great poems!
ReplyDelete= ) Becky
Thanks, Becky. Do you have a favorite pillow?
DeletePillows for a rousing battle and pillows for hugging sadness away! Thank goodness for pillows!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness yes. We do use pillows for lots of things. I remember a Norman Rockwell picture of a toothache and a pillow was tied around the jaw. I actually tied a pillow on my bum when I was learning to roller skate. My mom used to use a pillow in her car so she could see over the steering wheel. What would we do without pillows?
DeleteYou've made me wonder about the 'first' pillow, Joy. I wonder who thought up these wonderful things! That is the one thing I think would be hard to give up when I go to bed! Love both, pillow fights used to be such fun with my cousins! And hugging pillows, or something soft, is important when feeling a little down. Thanks for both!
ReplyDeleteLinda,
DeleteWhat an excellent question. When you find out about that first pillow, let me know.
Delightful pillow poems, Joy. Your blog always feels so friendly and welcoming.
ReplyDeleteYes, isn't it wonderful how pillows can be a comfort, a necessity, a plaything, a luxury, a decoration. You can never have enough pillows!
ReplyDeleteJoy,
ReplyDeleteHugging a pillow or a stuffed animal brings comfort! Nice to have two pillow poems today. Thanks for posting them.