Pretty perfect for a children's book author and poet, don't you think?
Not only were the walls full of all sorts of instruments, but there was this poster on the wall listing a symphony of verbs. Can't you just see an ensemble of little Kinders moving their bodies in these ways -- to music?!
And now for a challenge:
PICK FIVE! Write a poem that includes five of the verbs on the list.
Here's mine:
slash slither sweep swoop spin
Under a Sturgeon Moon*
starlight slashes lake
canoe slithers
into silver ripples
paddles sweep
swoop
wind spins a hymn
* in case you missed the Sturgeon Moon, it happened this past Sunday night. :)
Read Molly's 5 Verbs poem about Fall!
It's quick, but here's what I did, also adding one word in the title. Fun to try!
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Sweep away sad,
choose happy
Dodge the potholes,
enjoy the zig-zag
Swoop up in the air,
savor the breeze
Fly like a butterfly,
kiss the flowers
Burst with good days,
And remember
Just came across your challenge, and had to share my response...which uses the specific words without locking them into a particular part of speech:
ReplyDeleteMarch sweeps in
to slowly wring
the melt of winter;
welcome, Spring.
- (c) Matt F. Esenwine
Irene, I think I am going to use this exercise with the teachers I work with this year. It is a wonderfully creative spark exercise. So, I was thinking that your poem would make a great accompaniment to your photo lake watching photo. May I place it in The Art of Summering Gallery?
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