I wrote a draft of this poem
on a sheet of notebook paper.
I included all of my hopes,
my wishes and dreams.
Now I recycle, make a paper boat
to float upon the creek.
The paper talks to the water,
the ink moves with the flow.
The creek reads the words,
whispers my poem to the rocks
and willows lean in to hear.
Who would you like to hear your poem? If you needed to write a poem for the King or the Queen of Hearts, what would you write? Where do your poems travel? Have fun writing about this today. Oh, and be sure to try reading my poem out loud to see how it makes your mouth feel. Have fun with poetry.
Jen over at Teach Mentor Text is hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup today. Thanks, Jen. There's more great poetry on her blog. Happy Friday the 13th.
Beautiful poem, Joy!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, what a special journey for a poem! Really nice, Joy. Makes me ponder the adventures all poems must go on when they are shared with the world. What a wonderful thought!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michelle. I'm glad you liked the thought. Of course our poems have adventures. Now you know why I didn't write a ghost poem for today. Have a great weekend and thank you for commenting and reading my poems.
DeleteJoy,
ReplyDeleteI loved the characters Poem met along the way. Could this be sent to SCBWI? Think on it!
As always, Linda, you have brilliant suggestions.
DeleteI can just see us floating poem boats in your creek in nc.... Ily. ... Cloey
ReplyDeleteI sure do miss my creek. We'll have to try the ocean when you come visit when we get the house in Hawaii completed.
DeleteI love the idea of this poem, and the way that nature gets the message. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Violet. Matt Forest got me to thinking about what kind of poems would the river like? What kind would a rock like? Or a dog, a cat or bird? So many poems, so little time.
DeleteThanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
Hi there Joy, it's funny because I was thinking the same thing last night as I was reading A Dance of Dragons (5th book in the song of ice and fire series by George RR Martin). There's a line that the characters always say and it caught me: "Words are wind." This one-liner, I think, is a perfect complement to what you have just written. The vision of the paper boat with the words also reminded me a little bit of Brian Selznick's Wonderstruck. Have you read that one yet? Lots to ponder on with your post. :) Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteMyra,
DeleteThank you for the suggestions. I'll put those books on my list. I like the idea of "words are wind." You've got me thinking too. Thanks.
Hi, Joy--
ReplyDeleteLove love love the last two lines especially. This brought to mind the illustration of Curious George floating hundreds of newspaper boats along the stream, and of messages in bottles, and of willows not weeping but listening.
Heidi,
DeleteI love that Curious George book too. My Uncle Jim used to read the book with all the voices. That book had the directions for how to make a paper boat. I need to go check that out. Thank you for your comment. I'm missing you.
Joy, I didn't get to this yesterday. It's so beautiful, those willows leaning in! I saw your reference to sending a poem out in a paper boat in the conference mail-lovely idea.
ReplyDeleteI'll see you at Caukins Creek. Bring your boat.
DeleteThis is so very beautiful, Joy! I love the images and the concept--very "one with nature!"
ReplyDeleteI do like writing about the natural world. Thanks, Becky. I appreciate your reading my poem.
DeleteFabulous imagery, Joy! =)
ReplyDeleteBridget,
DeleteThank you for reading my poem and for leaving a comment. I appreciate you.
Sending your poem down the creek is a nice metaphor for the way we put our originals out on Poetry Friday and watch to see how our words swirl in the minds of those who stream past on our blogs!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I like the willows leaning in to hear.
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