ANOTHER WISH

I wish I were a butterfly
a flitting through the sky,
then I would come to visit you
and make your dreams come true.

     Hey, I've changed the rhyming pattern.  This quatrain verse is written in couplets.  I hope you are having a great Sunday.  Can you find time to write a couplet today?  How about something with wishes or dreams?  Think big and have fun writing.  Happy poetry.

SCARVES

On Monday, I wore a yellow scarf
when I skipped off to school.

The green scarf I wore on Tuesday
made me feel too cool.

On Wednesday, I wore a red scarf
knotted in Scottish plaid.

On Thursday, I tied my gray scarf,
it was the warmest that I had.

Then on Friday,
I wore all the scarves home
trying not to look a fool.

The reason that I wore them all
is I'd left my scarves at school.


     Sometimes a scarf is called a muffler.  Can you guess why it got that name?  Do you wear scarves?  What is your favorite color?  Can you write a poem today that matches colors with days of the week?  Or maybe you'd like to try singing your favorite Christmas songs on each day of the week.  Whatever you decide to write about, have fun.  Did you know  poems make great holiday presents?

   Let's see if this link works. 

Thanksgiving in the Barn

     Here is a first for me.  I'm reposting (with some corrections) a poem from Thanksgiving last year.  When I looked at this poem, I still liked it and I wanted to share it with you again.

All of the animals

on the farm

have Thanksgiving dinner

in the barn.

But before they chow-down

for their meal,

each of them mentions

how thankful they feel.

The horse neighs he's thankful

for his bucket of oats.

The sheep baa thanks

for their warm wooly coats.

Above their heads

a spider is grinning

she says she is thankful

for the web she is spinning.

The ducks give their thanks,

and especially the drake,

with the geese and the goslings,

for an unfrozen lake.

The pig oinks, he is thankful

for his muddy sty

and for the scraps 

of uneaten pie.

The goat butts his head
To spread hay in his pen.
The rooster crows, he is

thankful for all of the hens.

The chickens are thankful

they're still laying eggs.

The dog says he's thankful

for treats when he begs.

The cow says she is thankful

for cream with a moo,

and they all want to know

if you're thankful too.

     I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, that you enjoyed the parade, that your team won the football game, and that there are plenty of left-overs for your turkey sandwich today.  Thank you for stopping by today and for all the help and support you've given to me in my writing poetry for children.  I'm especially thankful for you.
    The Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted by Mary Lee this week over at Year of Reading.

Leaf Cutter Ants

No litter on the jungle floor

ants cut it up and then do more

they carry the leaf pieces far away

having a happy leaf cutter day.





     If you look carefully, you'll see the ants. each tiny little leaf piece is being carried on the back of an any. 
     Do you remember the chant about the ants--the ants go marching one by one?
It is a counting chant. so here is your challenge for today, write a poem about an ant, or write a counting poem.  Have fun writing.

A Bear Comes to Tea.

If a bear comes to a tea party

he'll want to eat

extremely hearty.

He'll nosh on salmon,

shrimp and trout,

and will not leave

when you want him out.

     I'm still playing with the tea party.  When I first drafted this poem, I had, " trout, salmon and shrimp."  I just couldn't get a good rhyme for shrimp.  So I had to change the line and order for the fish.  I tried ending the line with "shrimp, too" so I could rhyme with "too." but that sent the poem into a dead end also.  Today, instead of writing a poem, can you read to find poem with an end rhyme that you think is elegant (clever)?  If you find one you especially like will you share it with me in the comments.please?