MY FRIEND

I have a friend
who plays with me.
He comes on sunny days.

But if the skies
are gray or dark
my friend will stay away.

I think he is
attached to me.
He's stuck on to my feet.

He doesn't venture
far away. He hides
beneath my seat.

Sometimes I see him
on the wall, and when
I move my arms.

He turns into animals
the kinds you find
on farms.  

Can you guess 
who my friend is,
he doesn't wear a halo?

He's dark and black, 
and looks like me
because he is my shadow.

  When was the last time you looked at your shadow?  Did you play games with your shadow?  Can you try writing your own riddle poem or one about your shadow?  Have fun writing.

Children's poets nab the best words.

Wonder

Do you ever wonder

how moonlight

halos your hair?

How stars

twinkle and glitter

in the quarter moon air?

Do you believe rainbows

come at the 

best of times?

And poems

sometimes come

all set in rhymes?

These are days

I feel I am

a lucky one

to see another

day with 

a rising sun.

     What do you wonder about?  What do you think about when you look at the moon or the stars?  can you write a poem about that today?

     I have a special treat today.  My friend Cory Corrado is a brilliant photographer and poet.  She has designed a beautiful, awe inspiring book, NATURE SMILES, using both of her skills.  She has given me permission to share the link to her book with you.


        NATURE SMILES LINK (BLACKS.ca)
              
       
        https://as.photoprintit.de/web/85023931/showPublishedPhotoBook.do?ehash=fdd53d57730eed2e4ae929d26090552d&skipSessionTimeout       



Sorry, you may have to cut and paste to get there, but I guarantee it is worth the effort.   I hope you enjoy her book as much as I do.