Kidlitosphere Progressive Poem!

If you are looking for Poem #23 

of One Subject 30 Ways,

visit HERE.

Welcome, friends, to the 7th annual Kidlitosphere Progressive Poem. Each year our poetfriend Irene Latham (do not miss her April Poetry Project) brings folks together for a potluck poem where in time, everyone who wishes brings a line to share.

When I read Liz Steinglass's opening line this year, I was ready to follow the adventure.  I love seeds and nestled things and the word cozy. And since I live near Buffalo, NY, where our last bits of snow melted just today, I am excited for green and growing.  

Reading Tabatha's line yesterday, thinking about how Jas is now writing a poem, and we're on our way to a party for Lee, I wanted to bring Lee back into the poem....and what better thing than to bring wordgifts to someone we love?

Enjoy!

Nestled in her cozy bed, a seed stretched. 

Oh, what wonderful dreams she had! 

Blooming in midnight moonlight, dancing with 

the pulse of a thousand stars, sweet Jasmine 

invented a game. 

"Moon?" she called across warm honeyed air. 

"I'm sad you're alone; come join Owl and me. 

We're feasting on stardrops, we'll share them with you." 

"Come find me," Moon called, hiding behind a cloud. 

Secure in gentle talons' embrace, Jasmine rose 

and set. She split, twining up Owl's toes, pale 

moonbeams sliding in between, Whoosh, Jasmine goes. 

Owl flew Jasmine between clouds and moon to Lee's party! 

Moon, that wily bright balloon, was NOT alone. 

                                                       Jas grinned,
                                                                
                                                               stretched,
                                                                          
                                                                     reached, 
                                                                             
                                                                           wrapped 
                                                                               
                                                                          a new, 
                                                      
                                                   around          tender
                                                              rootlet 

a trellis Sky held out to her, made of braided wind and song. 

Her green melody line twisted and clung. 

Because she was twining poet's jasmine, she 

wiggled a wink back at Moon, and began her poem. 

Her whispered words floated on a puff of wind, 

filled with light and starsong. "Revelers, lean in – 

let's add to this merriment a game that grows 

wordgifts for Lee. He's a man who knows


And now, I leave Jas's poem in the hands of the capable Mary Lee Hahn (do not miss her April poetry project), a gift of a teacher who also knows tons about words and gifting them to others.

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To follow the poem day-by-day, please see below!

April

1 Liz at Elizabeth Steinglass

2 Jane at Raincity Librarian

3 Laura at Writing the World for Kids

4 Michelle at Today's Little Ditty

5 Jan at bookseedstudio

6 Irene at Live Your Poem

7 Linda at TeacherDance

8 Janet F. at Live Your Poem

9 Ramona at Pleasures from the Page

10 Matt at Radio, Rhythm and Rhyme

11 Brenda at Friendly Fairy Tales

12 Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink

13 Linda at A Word Edgewise

14 Heidi at my juicy little universe

15 Donna at Mainely Write

16 Sarah at Sarah Grace Tuttle

17 Ruth at There is no such thing as a Godforsaken town

18 Christie at Wondering and Wandering

19 Michelle at Michelle Kogan

20 Linda at Write Time

21 Robyn at Life on the Deckle Edge

22 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference

23 Amy at The Poem Farm

24 Mary Lee at A Year of Reading

25 Kiesha at Whispers from the Ridge

26 Renee at No Water River

27 Buffy at Buffy's Blog

28 Kat at Kat's Whiskers

29 April at Teaching Authors

30 Doraine at Dori Reads

If you are looking for Poem #23 of One Subject 30 Ways, you will find it HERE.

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