Poetry Friday: Fun with Food
When I used to write poetry with students, I tried to decrease the intimidation they’d inevitably feel about writing poetry by helping them find relatable topics – topics they already…
Category: Color Poems
Poetry Friday: Chartreuse, Another Color Poem
I compiled all the color poems I’ve written over the last three years of blogging, as well as a few I wrote with my students before The Apples in My…
Poetry Friday: White – Another Color Poem
White. White is a marshmallow, All soft and chewy. White is a cloud, All wispy and bright. White is the color of a blinding snowfall at night,…
Black: A Color Poem
Black Black is the night When there is no light in sight. A rarity these days when instead of stark, Our Earth glows in the dark. Black is…
Poetry Friday: Colored Haiku
Exploring Haiku Poems when I taught Writer’s Circle was one of my favorite activities. Some of the Haiku I offer today (the first and last) are examples from those lessons,…
Since Sunday
Today, I drove The Great River Road to deliver my handcrafted jewelry to an art gallery/gift shop in McGregor, Iowa. It is my 6th season there. Usually, I also volunteer…
Frozen Lessons with a Color Poem: White
Learning to Snowshoe The thermometer on my phone told me it was seven below zero (-7) as I awoke to drive 40 pairs of snowshoes to a remote terrain in…
Poetry Friday: A Color Poem of Yellow
Yellow is a daffodil trumpet, alerting us to spring. Yellow is the sun warming, making all things alive to sing. Joy and happiness, and even hope, too, have an aura of yellow…
