Poetry Friday

Progressive Poem Day 18

 

Progressive Poem 2023

Each year the Poetry Friday community puts together a kidlit progressive poem. Each day, someone new adds a line. 

Rules from Mary Lee Hahn’s blog. She posted on Day 1. 

The rules are few: “The poem will be passing from blog to blog with each poet-blogger adding a line. The poem is for children. Other than that, anything goes.” Each blogger will copy the previous lines exactly as written (unless permission from the previous poet is obtained) and add their line, including commentary on their process if they wish.

 

The Poem

Suddenly everything fell into place

like raindrops hitting soil and sinking in.

 

When morning first poked me, I’d wished it away

my mind in the mist, muddled, confused.

 

Was this a dream or reality, rousing my response?

The sun surged, urging me to join in its rising,

 


Rising like a crystal ball reflecting on morning dew.

I jumped out of bed, ready to explore the day.

 


My feet pull me outside and into the garden

Where lilies and bees weave…but wait! What’s that?

 


A bevy of bunnies jart and dart and play in the clover. 

A dog barks and flash, the bunderstorm is over.

 


I breathe-brave, quiet. Like a seed,

as the day, foretold in my dream, ventured upon me. 

 


Sunbeams guided me to the gate overgrown with wisteria

where I spotted the note tied to the gate.

 


As I reached the gnarled gate, pollen floated like fairy dust into my face. Aaah Choo!

Enter, if you must. We’ve been waiting for you.

 

 

My Process

 

I decided to add the text of the note. I played around with a bunch of different possible texts for the note, and landed on the last line you see in italics. I’m currently at Highlights at a poetry workshop where Irene Latham and Charles Waters are teaching. This place is full of magic, and I’ve been getting a lot of work done. 

 

Progressive Poem Schedule

 

Here is the list of poets participating in the poem this month. 

April 1 Mary Lee Hahn, A(nother) Year of Reading

April 2 Heidi Mordhorst, My Juicy Little Universe

April 3 Tabatha, The Opposite of Indifference

April 4 Buffy Silverman

April 5 Rose Cappelli, Imagine the Possibilities

April 6 Donna Smith, Mainely Write

April 7 Margaret Simon, Reflections on the Teche

April 8 Leigh Anne, A Day in the Life

April 9 Linda Mitchell, A Word Edgewise

April 10 Denise Krebs, Dare to Care

April 11 Emma Roller, Penguins and Poems

April 12 Dave Roller, Leap Of Dave 

April 13 Irene Latham Live Your Poem 

April 14 Janice Scully, Salt City Verse

April 15 Jone Rush MacCulloch

April 16 Linda Baie TeacherDance

April 17 Carol Varsalona, Beyond Literacy Link

April 18 Marcie Atkins

April 19 Carol Labuzzetta at The Apples in My Orchard 

April 20 Cathy Hutter, Poeturescapes

April 21 Sarah Grace Tuttle at Sarah Grace Tuttle’s Blog, 

April 22 Marilyn Garcia

April 23 Catherine at Reading to the Core

April 24 Janet Fagal, hosted by Tabatha, The Opposite of Indifference

April 25 Ruth, There is no Such Thing as a God-Forsaken Town

April 26 Patricia J. Franz, Reverie

April 27 Theresa Gaughan, Theresa’s Teaching Tidbits

April 28 Karin Fisher-Golton, Still in Awe Blog

April 29 Karen Eastlund, Karen’s Got a Blog

April 30 Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, and Writing

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