9th of the Month Homeschool Poetry Party!

 

Hello, and welcome to a new feature here at Live Your Poem: Homeschool Poetry Party! Celebrating the joys of reading and writing poetry with Homeschool Families on the 9th of the month (all year long!)

This month we'll focus on GRATITUDE with blessings, prayers, and writing gratitude poems. 

First: a Prayer poem from my 2019 ArtSpeak: Happy series. 

Now listen to me reading the poem:

 

Question for discussion: When you think of God, what color comes to mind?

Next, a book recommendation:

Find out more about For Every Little Thing: Poems and Prayers to Celebrate the Day by June Cotner, Nancy Tupper Ling, & Helen Cann by visiting the blog interview I did with Nancy Tupper Ling back in September.

Finally, let's write a Gratitude poem! 

1. make a quick list of some things you're grateful for

my list:

family times

reading

writing

music-making

exploring nature

2. use the 5 senses to bring them alive

family times - together in the kitchen tasting pumpkin pie, nutmeg and allspice tickling our tongues  (taste)

reading - cozy under a blanket with a second-hand book (touch)

writing - the characters in my new story dancing in my dreams (sight)

music-making - "Ode to Joy" marching me across the hours (sound)

exploring nature - the scent of woodsmoke as I crackle-crunch across fallen leaves in the woods (scent & sound)

3. put them in an order that's pleasing to you

cozy under the blanket,

turning pages of a favorite book

characters dance in my dreams

Ode to Joy marches me

into the woods where the scent

of woodsmoke welcomes me

as we crackle-crunch across fallen leaves

together, nutmeg and allspice tickling our tongues

4. make changes so that the words sound and mean even more (i.e. add rhyme, title, punctuation, choose more precise words; take away words, etc.)

Every Day is a Holiday

Cozy under quilt,

flipping pages 

until characters 

dance dizzy in my dreams—

"Ode to Joy" 

marches me awake

and into the woods 

where woodsmoke 

welcomes all

as leaves crackle-crunch 

underfoot

The best times

are together times, 

nutmeg and allspice 

tickling our tongues.

5. Share your poem with someone!

I've created a special Homeschool Poetry Party! padlet, if you'd like to post your poem for others in this community!

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