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This is my playground for poetry written for children with ideas and inspiration for writing your own poems. Come on in. Sit for a spell, have a cup of words to swirl around and make your own cup of poetry. I'm so glad you are here. I hope you'll find the Kingdom of Poetry a fun place to be.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

THE WAY A POEM BEGINS





I know
how a poem begins.
It starts in quiet,
my mind still,
my palms together,
fingers pointing upward
just under my chin.
It starts as a prayer
for the right words.


    How do poems begin for you?  Can you write a poem about that today?

Writing children's poetry is a labor of love.
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5 comments:

  1. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesMay 31, 2015 at 6:48 AM

    Beautiful, Joy! I love this poem, and the drawing too. Did you do the drawing yourself?

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    1. JoyMay 31, 2015 at 12:51 PM

      Yes, that feeble attempt at a quick sketch is my work. I'm really paranoid about violating someone's copyright so almost all of the poems and art on my blog are mine. Check out tomorrows post to see something a little better. It is the time it takes that is the real deterrent to posting more art.

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  2. RosiMay 31, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    This is lovely. It's a wonderful way to think about poetry.

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    1. JoyMay 31, 2015 at 12:53 PM

      Thanks, Rosi. I've been having fun putting together a presentation for a poetry society meeting, so I've been thinking a lot lately about writing children's poetry.
      But doesn't everyone pray over their poems?

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  3. Linda A.June 1, 2015 at 9:37 AM

    Joy,
    Thanks for this lovely poem and a reminder to pray over all our work.

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