SPRING

ah-ah-Choo!
Pardon my sneeze.
ah-Ah-CHoo!
It's not a cold.
It's allergies.
ah-ah-Choo!
Will you hand me
a tissue, please?
Ah-Ah-CHOO!
I'm trying hard
to remember
to use my sleeve.
AH-AH-CHOO!


    When I was a little girl we carried handkerchiefs.  When we got a little older we learned how to embroider our hankies.  We did not learn how to sneeze into our elbow.  But then, I always had a funny, little kitten sneeze.  Can you write a poem today with the word sneeze in it?

POCKETS

Dad's pockets hold
his wallet and car keys.

Mom's pockets have
a tissue for her sneeze

My sister's pockets
hold a nail file
and a package of gum.

My baby brother's pocket
holds a box
of golden raisins.

My pockets hold
all sorts of things,
a rock, a beetle,
an extra yo-yo string.

There is also something
that might be a surprise.
It is a poem
I'm trying to memorize.

     What is in your pockets?  Can you write a poem about that?  Or better yet read some poetry today and try to find a poem you would like to memorize.  Write the poem out and put it in your pocket so when you have a few moments you can take it out and work on memorizing your poem.
      I'm going to try to memorize more poems this year.  Won't you join me?  You never know when having a poem can come in handy.  Have a fun Sunday.