After Bill Martin, Jr.
The seasons are changing
It's
November, you see.
And I'm
wondering,
Where
will you be?
Olives,
Black Olives.
Where
will you be?
I'll be
in the relish dish
beside
your turkey.
Cranberry,
Red Cranberry.
Where
will you be?
I'll be
the sauce
beside
your turkey.
Corn,
Yellow Corn.
Where
will you be?
I'll be
the side dish
for
your turkey.
Potato,
White Potato.
Where
will you be?
I'll be
mashed potatoes
for
your turkey.
Lettuce,
Green Lettuce.
Where
will you be?
I'll be
a salad
for
your turkey.
Beets,
Purple Beets.
Where
will you be?
I'll be
the vegetable
for
your turkey.
Berry,
Blueberry
Where
will you be?
I'll be
the biscuit jam
for
your turkey.
Pumpkin,
Orange Pumpkin.
Where
will you be?
I'll be
the pumpkin pie
for
your turkey.
Turkey,
Brown Turkey.
Where
will you be?
I'll be
Thanksgiving dinner
for the
whole family.
Since it is getting close to Thanksgiving, I thought it would be fun to write a color poem for all the foods of the Thanksgiving dinner. This poem could be done in two voices. (There are several ways you could divide up the parts.) With very young children they could draw the pictures and make a classroom book. Children could pick a color and write their own verses. There are lots of foods I didn't use celery, yams, gravy, stuffing, carrots, and onions to name a few. So, your challenge for today is to write your own food poem. Have fun writing.
Today's Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted by Jama Rattigan on her blog Alphabet Soup. You can find more poetry here. Thanks Jama for hosting us. My foodie poem is for you.
Today's Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted by Jama Rattigan on her blog Alphabet Soup. You can find more poetry here. Thanks Jama for hosting us. My foodie poem is for you.
What a delicious, delightful poem, Joy! Thanks for the savory feast -- love the idea of food colors for Thanksgiving dinner. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jama. I bet Cornelius would like a Thanksgiving poem based on Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Thank you for hosting today.
DeleteI want to find a small child to recite this to! Wonderful little food poem, and so festive!
ReplyDeleteWhen you find that small child, come visit me. I want to find one too. I sure wish Heidi Mordhorst lived closer to me so I could play with her students.
DeleteI can just imagine clapping along with the grand girls to this Turkey/Thanksgiving song, Joy. Very fun, especially since the older one will learn it fast & then add to it, I'm sure. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteL inda, thank you for your comments. I took this one to my critique group and they didn't particularly like it. So, I was a little bummed. The reception here is much better. I love Poetry Friday.
DeleteI like it, too, Joy. Good rhythms & repetition and a fun theme.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tabatha. As I enjoy this poem I wrote, I can't imagine that some very clever teacher hasn't already thought to do this. Actually, I bet it could be done for just about any holiday. Maybe I should try my hand at a Christmas version. I might have to work on finding a different ending. this one just fell into place for me.
DeleteJoy,
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. Great holiday fun.
thanks Linda. If I get a Christmas version done, maybe I should try Easter or Fourth of July after that.
DeleteWhat fun, Joy. Makes me want to sing along.
ReplyDeleteDoraine,
DeleteSure wish I could hear you singing. We could start a whole children's poets chorus. Would it be like Arlo Gutherie's Group W Bench?