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…
Tag: Color Poems
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…
A Poem: Autumnal Orange
Not unlike Frederick the Mouse from the old Leo Lionni story (1967), I feel like I need to gather color in my mind for the long winter days ahead. Below…
Cerulean: A Color Poem
Cerulean sounds otherworldly. Can it be? Cerulean: a tinge of deep bluish purple in the vastness of outer space. Rich, yet cold, Cerulean says, “I am deep.” Deep like…
Red: A Poem
Disclaimer: I wrote this poem over two months ago, I believe on Valentine’s Day. During the months of February and March over the last five years, I have written color…
Working with Young Writers & National Poetry Month
As I gave up my long-term volunteer positions at one of our local elementary schools this year, one of the things I have missed most is having Third Grade Writer’s…
Slice of Life Tuesdays: Great News for Student Writers!
This morning I got some great news! Thirteen students who attend enrichment opportunities I offer at one of local elementary schools will have their Haiku poetry published in the Young…
Color Revisited: Pink
Ah, Tuesday! You are here! I am so glad to be able to reconnect with other Slicer’s today! I have missed the community over the last few days. Tuesdays definintely…
