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Saturday, January 24, 2015

FIREFLIES






What do fireflies know?
     How to fly high, how to fly low
     Flashing light as they go
     And to hibernate before the snow.

 What do fireflies know?
     Even their larvae have a glow.
     Searching for a mate, they put on a show.
     If you catch one, let it go.


     Michelle Barnes and Joyce Sidman have challenged children's poets to try writing a "Deeper Wisdom" poem.  This is a poem based on What Do the Trees Know? by Joyce from her book WINTER BEES & Other Poems of the Cold .  You can find out more about this challenge and suggestions for writing your own poem on Michelle's blog, Today's Little Ditty.
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4 comments:

  1. RosiJanuary 25, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    I haven't tried my hand at a wisdom poem yet, but I have been enjoying all the ones I've read on Michelle's blog. I think yours is great. Thanks for sharing it here.

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    1. JoyJanuary 25, 2015 at 6:13 PM

      Thanks Rosi, try writing one. The deeper wisdom poems really are fun.

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  2. Linda A.January 26, 2015 at 4:30 AM

    Joy,
    This was a fun way to learn facts about fireflies or other topics. Liked the art too.

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    1. JoyJanuary 26, 2015 at 8:13 PM

      Thanks Linda. I didn't know that the larvae glowed too.

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