I don't know why
a caterpillar turns
into a butterfly.
Or why the black comma
of a polliwog
turns into a frog.
All I know
is beauty can come, unexpectedly,
from the most unusual places
like love.
Which is why
I'm writing
this poem
for you.
I don't know why, but love poems are hard for me to write. If I set out to write one, I always feel like I'm blocked. So many poems have been written about love, that it is hard for me to find something new to write about, or maybe it is just hard for me to expose my feelings. I don't know. All I know is when poetry contests have a category for "love poems," I always pass and skip to the next category. Your poetry challenge for today is to write a poem about all the things you love. I doesn't have to rhyme. Try to use all of your senses in the list. Do you like school, or summer vacation? What is about vacation that you love? Have fun making your list. If you'd like to share, leave your list in the comments below. Just remember this is a site intended for children and I will censor anything I deem inappropriate for children under 13 years of age.
Earth's the right place for love: I don't know where it's likely to go better. Robert Frost, "Birches," 1916.
What a sweet poem, Joy. It made my day.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rosi. Your comments always make me feel good about my humble efforts.
DeleteThanks for sharing Love Poem, Joy. It's beautiful. I took your challenge and spent some time writing a poem this morning. Here it is:
ReplyDeleteMemories
I love my memories
of times gone by.
Their sweetness makes me
smile, then cry.
When I hear
a biscuit cutter
Grandma’s there with
honey-butter.
When I taste
a chocolate pie
I feel my mother
standing by.
When I touch
a skipping stone
my sisters show
me how it’s thrown.
When I smell
the mountain air
Grandpa and Dad
are with me there.
The sweetness makes me
smile, then cry.
I love my memories
of times gone by.
2015 Penny Parker Klostermann
Oh look at you go, Miss Penny. What a beautiful poem and I especially like how you've used your senses to make this a very moving poem. Thank you for sharing your poem here.
DeleteGood luck with your excellent new picture book THERE WAS AN OLD DRAGON WHO SWALLOWED A KNIGHT.
It was you comment about including the "I don't know why" line that got my poem started. Thank you.
Joy,
ReplyDeleteI agree that love and beauty can come unexpectedly. My example: I love the beauty of poetry here--a polliwog being described as a black comma.
Linda, My answer to this why question is that these are just examples (the butterfly, the frog, etc.) that there are greater things in store for us humble human beings.
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