Take a minute to read David Elzey's twitkus (Twitter+haikus) from
the first week of poetry month
the second week of poetry month
the third week of poetry month
His twitkus have evolved from blues haikus and Burma Shave haikus into quasi-blues and bummers.
He has inspired me to write a trio of haiku bummers.
I went to the bank.
My poetry account's dry.
Need luck to reverse.
Tried to grade math tests.
Fell asleep with pen in hand.
My work multiplies.
It's raining again.
Let's make like the new year and
Wring out this season.
all three ©Mary Lee Hahn, 2011
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I want to stand on the roof with my neck stuck out, honking and honking.
I want to be a redwing blackbird.
I want to hold onto the cattail with both feet and sing ko-ka-reeeeee out across the ditch.
I want to be a hawk.
I want to drop like a rock from the wire and land sharp-taloned on a field mouse.
I want to be a nuthatch.
I want to run upside down on the trunk of the big oak searching for insects with my bead eyes.
I want to be a bird.
I want to launch myself into the wind and understand aerodynamics instinctively.
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I hope you'll add your birthday wishes to Franki in the comments! Help me celebrate a fabulous blogging partner, a good friend, and a dynamic teacher/librarian. Three cheers for Franki !!!
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TO EDUCATE IS TO FUNAMBULATE*
My students are the
absorbate
for all that I
communicate.
All day long I
motivate,
they
concentrate,
we
collaborate.
For some I must
abbreviate,
for others I
accelerate.
On my best days I
fascinate and
motivate.
On the other days I
hesitate
dubitate**
cogitate
then
reinvigorate,
regenerate.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2011
*Funambulate -- to walk or dance on a tight rope.
**dubiate -- to doubt
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IT'S MY POEM
I wrote it.
You read it.
You like it
Or not.
If not
Then you leave it.
But don't you rewrite it.
They're my words.
I chose them.
I wrote it.
I lived it.
You leave it
Alone.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2011
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BETWEEN RAIN SHOWERS
The boy in the yellow slicker
riding his tricycle
up and down the driveway across the alley
stops to watch the old woman bend
carefully all the way down
until her face is next to the ground,
next to the hyacinths still wet with rain.
He studies her without moving, and he
cannot imagine the scent
of the stalk of waxy blooms.
The troubles of her day dissolve.
She catches his eye when she stands up,
and she returns his serious gaze.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2011
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POLITICALLY CORRECT
Stand.
And know why you stand.
Speak.
And let your passion ring out.
Listen.
And make sure that you hear.
Fight.
And prepare to compromise.
Believe.
And stay firm in the truth.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2011
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Flickr CreativeCommons photo by mmbooklover WORDS THAT GIVE ME HOPE I love you. Delicious! Come in! I finished my book! Thank you! Don't worry, I can fix that! How may I help? Would you like seconds? You want to play, too? Is it okay to use the dictionary? Are you feeling better? Will you sign this petition? © Mary Lee Hahn, 2011 |
What are your favorite words to hear? What words give you hope...for your life, or for the world?
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THE TRUTH, AMENDED
Sticks and stones have fallen out of favor.
The weapons of choice these days are the words.
What were they thinking when they declared words harmless?
Most likely, a bully penned the childhood chant
That was meant to soothe our feelings
But which left us feeling betrayed, lied to, twice burned by words.
Words have power.
They are weapons of mass destruction and meticulous torture.
They belittle and marginalize. They slap, pummel, goad, and mock.
In a culture of competition, words are for winning, beating, challenging, conquering.
Words hurt.
And they do to leave marks. Just too deep to be seen.
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Lemonade (And Other Poems Squeezed From a Single Word)
by Bob Raczka
illustrated by Nancy Doniger
Roaring Brook Press, 2011
review copy purchased for my classroom
You know Bob Raczka. He wrote the poems for Guyku.
In his new book, Lemonade, he uses the letters of the title word of each poem to make the words for that poem. For example, the poem "Bleachers" reads: "Ball / reaches / here / bases / clear / cheers".
Each poem is presented two ways. The first way is like a puzzle, the second way shows the poem clearly.
I tapped deep into my Words With Friends Word Making Skills and came up with this poem:
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What a great way to begin NaPoMo -- by spending the day with a poet! I am going to
Yesterday, I also launched a NaPoMo game I'm calling PoetQRy QResponse. Details are here, and you can find some helpful information about QR codes here.
Today's Poetry Friday roundup is at The Poem Farm, hosted by the AMAZING Amy LV, who started out writing a poem a day last NaPoMo, and wound up writing a poem a day ALL YEAR LONG!
Happy National Poetry Month, everyone!
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Again this year, I'll be writing a poem a day during the month of April.
I'm also inviting you to play a game I'm calling...
oh ho! so my barrage of bummers has become infectious! thanks for the shout-out.
this is quite a nice little trio here. i cannot tell you how often i've felt overdrawn at the poetry bank this month, but infusions come at the last minute.
and now to set about with today's 'kus...
Excellent, Mary Lee! :-) More!
Oh my, that first one, I am SO there with you. I've loved doing it but I am not ashamed to say that I am ready for the month to be over!
These are great, ML. I love the poetry account at the bank, and wringing out the season. :)