Stomp, stomp.
Stomp, stomp.
I'm doing an elephant stomp.
Stomp, stomp.
Stomp, stomp.
Through the jungle I clomp.
Stomp, stomp.
Stomp, stomp.
On big feet I stand.
Stomp, stomp.
Stomp, stomp.
Leaving footprints in the sand.
Stomp, stomp.
Stomp, stomp.
This is another of the exercise poems. Can you walk like an elephant with big heavy feet? Have you ever watched how different animals move? Yesterday I was watching a myna bird as it hopped along the ground. Then I saw a chicken scratching in the dirt. Can you try writing your own exercise poem today? Pick an animal or an object and tell us how it moves. Do you remember other action poems like, I'm a Little Teapot, or My Grandfather's Clock? What other action rhymes can you add to my list? Have fun writing you poem, and if you'd like, you can share your creation in the comments below.
Today is Poetry Friday and Katie at Logonauts
is hosting us this week. Go here for more poetry. Thanks Katie, for gathering us all together this week.
You'll even find the poem BIRDS I wrote for Mary Lee Hahn as part of our Summer Poetry Swap. What fun.
I hope you have a great week with poetry. Happy Poetry Friday.
This is your world, create the one you'd like to live.
Stomp, stomp, it's fun to stomp! Love the poem, love the idea of shucking troubles and letting the inner child play.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brenda. Just being able to move is fun. And, yes, we all need more time to play (with both our inner and outer child).
DeleteLove every "stomp", Joy, including those wonderful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. It is the art work (and not having all the boxes in my studio unpacked) that is slowing down my writing and posting of poems. I really need to get a grip and straighten out my life. I'm glad you l9ke my art.
DeleteStomping is a fun way to exercise and assert your presence in the world. Great poem, Joy. I bet you're able to stomp in the rain, too. =)
ReplyDeleteYou betcha. More rain is predicted as we watch all the hurricanes head this way. I now know how island keki learn the alphabet.
DeleteSuch fun with action and language and learning about animals! A big hit with my preschool grands! Thank you for a mentor poem to create others
ReplyDeleteAlice, thanks for sharing my poem with your preschool grands.
DeleteThis and the previous "Shake" are very fun poems--"action poems" I call them--but what I'm really loving is the artwork, Joy--especially your shaking dogs. They are just perfectly realistic/exaggerated!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heidi. Those shaking dogs were fun to try and draw.
DeleteStompin' and a'shakin'! A whole lotta movin' goin' on here lately! And I'm lovin' it all!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donna. I am loving my Joy Write bag. I have shown it to so many friends. It is just the coolest thing.
DeleteSo fun! Your multicolored elephant reminded me of Elmer from those children's books way back when ...
ReplyDeleteKatie, I actually colored this elephant while I was sitting on an airplane and had lots of time to play. The guy sitting next to me was absolutely fascinated.
DeleteLove your patchwork stomping elephant!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary Lee. And thank you for featuring my poem on your blog.
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