In a Tree
Photo by Amy LV
Students - The picture you see above is our son! On Monday, he decided to read in a box elder tree in our yard. But he did not choose to just sit on a branch. Rather, he chose to tie his hammock into the tree's branches. The book he is holding is THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES.
I have been thinking about trees lately as my father has done a lot of work on our own family tree, and I often wish I could go back in time to meet my long-gone ancestors. Today's poem marries our son's reading tree with this longing to know the people of my past.
If you're wondering what to write today, you might consider thinking about what's been popping up in your mind lately or you might begin by recalling an image from this past week. I often take photographs of scenes that interest me to write about later.
Another idea is this. You might choose to simply lift my title, "A Wish for Today" and use this to inspire your own wish poem. What is one wish you have for today? Earlier this week, I visited Harris Hill Elementary School in Penfield, NY, and some of the kindergarten students were writing wish poems. Perhaps they helped to give me this idea too!
You may have noticed that this poem rhymes the following words: tea, tree, see, me. This did not just happen. After I wrote the first two lines, I knew that I wanted to keep rhyming with tree, so I made a list of words that rhyme with tree and then chose from there. The words led the way to this poem!
COMMENTER ALERT...Over at my other blog, Sharing Our Notebooks, I am so excited to host the sixth grade notebookers of Michelle Haseltine's class for the first ever notebooks blog takeover! Every single day of May, a new student or pair or group of students will share tips and ideas for notebooking. Please stop by for inspiration and writing ideas! And leave a comment; comments mean so much to writers of all ages! Plus, someone will win a cool new notebook each Saturday!
Jama is hosting today's Poetry Friday roundup at Jama's Alphabet Soup with bluebirds and blue... Each week we gather together, sharing poems, books, and poetry ideas all at one blog. All are always welcome to visit, comment, and post!
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