Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up close and personal to something and study it closely for a minute). If you want to share online, tag me (@LauraPSalas) or share here in the comments! You can see all my magnipoems here.
It’s been drizzly and grey here in the Twin Cities the past couple of days. Not exactly prime eclipse-viewing weather. But I do love water, and here’s my magnipoem for today.
And here are two pics of my process. I am kind of fascinated by the surface tension that holds a drop in shape on a surface, rather than allowing the water molecules to spread out indefinitely. But the group of friends and the surface tension felt like too many things to explore in a very brief poem, so…
And if you’re looking for something different, check out the resources on my Poetry Page for some more ideas.
4 Responses
Ooh! This is one of my favorites! I love the intersection of science and poetry! (Didn’t you have a equation poem about that? science + poetry = wonder ???)
Thanks, Mary Lee! In Snowman-Cold, it’s science + poetry = surprise! But as with all equation poems, there’s no single correct answer ;>)
Laura, I love how you refer to all the important things in a drop of water as “watery friends bonding together.” Great sounds in “comfy in their curvy invisible skin” and I like how that goes back to the friends feeling good about themselves. Lots of children will be able to relate to this. Well, done!
Thank you, Gail!