My Small One came home so excited about her homework yesterday.
And people, I have to tell you, this is not a child who gets "excited" about homework.
She’s a bit of an eye roller sometimes.
OK, often.
But yesterday?
Yesterday she was asked to use half of her spelling words in a poem.
"It’s like a puzzle," she declared, and got to work.
And you guys?
THIS is what she wrote.
I know I’m her mom and totally and completely biased, but seriously.
It’s pretty sweet.
Don’t you think?
When at the park you might start to stare
at an open plot with open air.
The longer you stare into the night
the more you think you’re wanting light.
And then right then before your eyes
a little tiny insect flies.
Not just one, about fifteen!
A very glorious wonder seen.
But the quick odd fellows ended the show.
Now they’re black insects on the go.
You pull your coat over your head
and squeeze back home ready for bed.
In a second you’re on Viking Lane
with thoughts of fireflies on your brain.
— WKS, 2/2010
Ahhhh… I LOVE it!! What a wonderful, beautiful poem! Her rhythm and meter are incredible. Obviously, you read a lot to this child!!! 🙂
These days she reads almost as much to me!!!
Oh, and by the way, Lisa — your cupcake book showed up at our school book fair this week!!! We were so excited to see it and we will be bringing it home…
*thunderous applause* Brilliant!! The poem sings! Yay, Small One! She can roll her eyes all she wants from now on.
Oh, thank you thank you, Jama. I’ll be sure to tell her 🙂
Be sure to keep a copy for her, whether she says she wants you to or not.
Nine years old, and she intuitively understands rhyme and meter. The Force is strong with this one.
Well, I kind of think so too, but then I’m hugely biased….
The longer you stare into the night/the more you think you’re wanting light
…light which is poetry from Small One. *applauding gently so as not to scare off the fireflies now on my brain*
Her initials there below the poem make me a little goose-bumpy.
That is my FAVORITE line, Sara.
The more you THINK you’re wanting light.
Ah haa….
Oh Princess of Meter, you’ve stolen my heart. *ahhhhhhh*
mine too 🙂
Nope, it isn’t just you mom…she’s brilliant!
That is a solidly written poem with some fantastic imagery. Please tell her how impressed we all are!
(Just curious – what were the words she had to use? Those constraints make it that much more impressive!)
So, she says the required words were:
air
park
insect
black
quick
coat
squeeze
second
Please pass my thanks on to the author for sharing part of her creative process with me. Also, please tell your daughter I teach 7th grade students and am going to try this with my students! She has started a trend. Thanks for the inspiration –
🙂
Oh, lovely lovely lovely!! I will tell her, for sure…
Tanita Says 🙂
1.) Kudos to poet, who was inspired. And fireflies? Always awesome.
2.) Kudos to the teacher, who figured out a way past the eye-rolls, and lit the match to set the poet on fire.
That’s so much fun.
Re: Tanita Says 🙂
I KNOW.
So much of this is about teachers who offer real possibility…
are you kidding me?????? small genius.
I was kinda wowed myself…
annettesimon said…
‘Not just one, about fifteen!’ Rounds of applause, that is….
Re: annettesimon said…
tee hee….
WOW. I agree — this poem sings. Bravo to your daughter!
I will pass that on to her 🙂
Go, Small One! That is some talent right there. Beautiful!! I don’t use excessive exclamation marks a lot, but just…wow!
Jules
7-Imp
Every so often, we just must
!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Fantastic!
I love that it’s good but even more I love that she loved writing it. Y’know?
Move over, Mom! Someone is a good little writer!
Marty