Thank you Tara from A Teaching Life for hosting Poetry Friday!
Please, please, please go to Two Writing Teachers blog today to read my guest post on "Where is Poetry? It's Everywhere." I share some personal early on experiences with poetry and talk about the importance it has in the classroom....everyday.
Here is my PF offering of the day.
I
spread over water
I
spread over land
If
love is the lake
My
heart is the sand.
I
spread over head
I
spread over trees
If
love is the sky
My
heart is the breeze.
I
spread over grass
I
spread over flowers
If
love is the clouds
My
heart is the showers.
I
spread over two
I
spread over one
If
all this is love
My
heart is the sun
Betsy, this is beautiful! I'm actually a little teary-eyed as I read it. I cannot choose a favorite stanza-but it was the last that really got me.
ReplyDeleteAnd...WOOHOO!!! Your guest post is aMAZing!!
Wow. What a beautiful poem.
ReplyDeleteHi Betsy, there are many layers we can tease out from this poem especially as we assume way too many roles with the beginning of the school year. I find this to be particularly timely - and beautiful! :) Thank you for sharing. Poetry has always been my lifeline to sanity - how I "spread" myself everywhere.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous poem, Betsy. Enjoyed your post at TWT, too!
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice, Betsy! Each stanza is special, but like Robin, the last stanza really got me.
ReplyDeleteBetsy, I love the style of this, and the beautiful connections you made each verse. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteFabulous. Simply fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteYep, that's the word for it-- truly lovely! Both in the simplicity of its structure and in its multi-layered meaning. My favorite image: "If love is the sky/My heart is the breeze." Thank you, Betsy.
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