Whoever said,
The best things
in life are free,
stopped to listen
to birds singing
in a tree.
And now, I noticed the moon was still out on my morning walk.
in the saguaro spines.
The needles are strong,
holding like twine.
What will happen
if it can't get away?
Will we be stuck,
day after day?
Will we never
have another night?
Somehow that doesn't
seem quite right.
Ok. That one will take patience. There are a lot of long pauses. I was trying to make a poem up on the spot, something I like to challenge myself to do and the pauses between lines are a little long while I was thinking about where the poem was going to go. Have you ever tried to make up a rhyme while standing on your feet? Sometimes the movement of my feet helps the rhythm of the poem. But, in this case I just wanted something to go with the cool moon in the saguaro. I tried a haiku too. Perhaps you'd like to try a haiku to go with one of the pictures you've seen today, or better yet, use something from your landscape. Have fun.
If the videos don't work, I'll come back and edit them out. Have a great weekend.
The Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted by Karen Edmisten this week on her blog at http://karenedmisten.blogspot.com/ Thanks for a great party, Karen. You can find lots of other great poetry for children on her blog.
