Category: Poems for Teachers

Green, Plus a Peek at My Fall Book!

Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share,

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Molasses Now, a Skinny Poem

Here’s today’s skinny. I don’t know how my sister’s been handling all the Dad stuff on her own. My help’s only temporary, but I’m glad to be here for her. It’s a good thing my standards are low for both the drafting and doodling on this month. I keep repeating

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Assisted, a Skinny Poem

Thank you, my friends, who’ve reached out with encouragement and empathy during this very hard time of dealing with my dad’s decline. Yesterday it was one of the longest days in my life, I think, but hopefully it will get better bit by bit from here. The good news is,

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Sunset, a Skinny Poem

Hi! Forget what I said yesterday about Poem Share. TODAY’s the day that Michelle Schaub is sharing a video of me reading one of my poems in her Poem Share series. Here’s where you can find Poem Share, and be sure to check out lots of nifty videos. Thanks, Michelle,

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Bad News

I’m in a little disarray, but I think today is the day that the fabulous Michelle Schaub is sharing a poem video from me in her awesome series, Poem Share. And even if it’s not my day, check out whatever wonderful things she is sharing! 🙂 Now, my skinny. Gosh,

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The Quilt Guild, a Skinny Poem

Yesterday’s poem about stitches made me think of my mom. She was a passionate quilter. Lots of rustic ones, occasional fancy ones, a few tied ones. We have about 20. After retirement, her Quilt Guild (I didn’t even know there was such a thing) was such a joy for her.

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Connecting

Today’s skinny poem topic is stitches–for no particular reason! But I thought of my mom, quilting, and also of a doctor stitching up a cut. And more ways stitches join things together. So… here’s today’s poem. Thanks for reading, and if you want to see more of my National Poetry

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“Here,” a Skinny Poem, plus poetry videos

Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share,

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Anything But Bread

I’m sharing an unexpected poem today. This past year has been a lot, with family crises every time we turn around. We’re helping out where and when we can, but most of the crises are bigger than we are. I wrote a first draft of this poem and a few

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Flying Home

Well, if you’ve been following along, you’ve seen that Oregon was just amazing. And suddenly, it was time to leave. I have no photos of the leaving. That’s always the hard part of a trip, even when I’m maybe ready to get back home and back to my routines. Even

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