SUMMER

Here are three acrostics on summer.

Shimmering reflections

under rippling water,

my best friend

Mike and I are on the lake,

each with a paddle

rowing this boat.

Slow

up in the 

morning

making time to

enjoy

reading.

Simply

utterly the 

most

marvelous

enjoyable time to

relax. 

      Now it is your turn, pick a word that means summer to you and write your own acrostic poem.

    

Things I Like in Summer

I like hamburgers

and french fries to chew

chocolate milk shakes

and ice cream too.

I like roses

and irises blue

cool long grass

with morning dew.

I like making necklaces

bead by bead,

and summer books

I can read.

I like going to the movies

whenever I can

to see Laurel and Hardy

and The Thin Man.

I like swimming

and riding my bike.

Can you tell me

what you like?

     I've been feeling really tired and down lately and I find that making a list of all the things to be thankful for often pulls me out of my funk.  Can you make a list of the things you are grateful for?  Can you turn it into a list poem?  Have fun writing.  I hope this is a super great day for you.

Under the Covers

This poem is for children's writer Stephanie Greene who supplied the inspiration.

Shhhhhhhhhhh!
Don't make a noise.
Don't make a peep.
The rest of the house
is trying to sleep.

While I'm under the covers
with my flashlight,
I'm reading a book
through half of the night.

      Stephanie Greene has a blog, flashlightunderthecovers.blogspot.com which I enjoy reading.  I bet you'd enjoy reading the books she has written.  Perhaps you'll read one of her books in bed.   Have you ever taken a flashlight and read a book under the covers so no one would know you were awake reading after bedtime?  I certainly did--a lot.  Do you have a ritual you go through to get ready for bed?  Do you brush your teeth?  Do you pack your backpack, or set out your clothes for the next day?  Try writing a poem about going to bed.  Have fun.

Late at Night

It's late at night

and I'm in bed.

Should be asleep

but I'm reading instead.

I'm under the covers

with my flashlight and book.

I hope Mom and Dad 

don't come to look.

I'll soon be done

and all will be fine

but to finish this story

needs a little more time.

     Happy Friday.  I hope this is the start of a good weekend for you.  Can you write a poem about reading a book?  What kind of book do you like to read?  Have fun writing.

Joy