Welcome to Poetry Friday! This is my first time hosting here at my new (and still being decorated) bloghome on WordPress, and I’m happy you’re here!
Here’s a poem I wrote earlier this year. It’s part of a batch of seashell poems I wrote to submit to a themed magazine. None were accepted, but I’m hoping to revise a few of them and send them out somewhere else. Maybe. Or maybe not.
Starry Beach
Magic paints the beach at night
Moonlight pours down, liquid, bright
World of water, sky of sand
A sea star twinkles in my hand
Bony home’s been left behind
Jeweled treasure, night-time find
Five rays gleaming, small but grand
A sea star twinkles in my hand
Gritty beauty, brittle star
I don’t wonder what you are
Stony gems bedeck each strand
A sea star twinkles in my hand
–Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved
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Thanks for hosting, Laura!
Love the way your “magic” imagery “paints the beach!”
Featuring two new poems, “Tree of Life” and “Heart Art,”
and my favorite new young artist at
ART SHOW
Thanks, Charles!
Thanks for hosting, Laura!
Love the way your “magic” imagery “paints the beach!”
Featuring two new poems, “Tree of Life” and “Heart Art,”
and my favorite new young artist at
ART SHOW
Thanks, Charles!
First of all, congratulations on your new blog! I love starfish too — “bony home…gritty beauty…stony gems” Yes! And “twinkling” is a perfect connection to sea stars from TWINKLE TWINKLE…this was so lovely that I found myself singing your poem as I read.
Today I have a poem from history, inspired by a npr StoryCorps story. http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/2011/11/history-into-poetry-luigi-del-bianco.html
Thank you for hosting…I look forward to seeing you at NCTE! A.
Thanks, Amy, for the kind words. It will be great to see you at NCTE–you’re on my list of great online poetry resources for teachers!
First of all, congratulations on your new blog! I love starfish too — “bony home…gritty beauty…stony gems” Yes! And “twinkling” is a perfect connection to sea stars from TWINKLE TWINKLE…this was so lovely that I found myself singing your poem as I read.
Today I have a poem from history, inspired by a npr StoryCorps story. http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/2011/11/history-into-poetry-luigi-del-bianco.html
Thank you for hosting…I look forward to seeing you at NCTE! A.
Thanks, Amy, for the kind words. It will be great to see you at NCTE–you’re on my list of great online poetry resources for teachers!
Hey, Laura ~
Beautiful poem. Love the refrain. I found myself singing the whole thing.
So they didn’t buy it? Fools, FOOLS!
For Poetry Friday I’ve posted five short dog poems…write one back to me!
http://www.teachingauthors.com/2011/11/dog-poems-for-poetry-friday.html
Thanks for hosting!
Hey, April! I see you made it in this morning–yay! I was going to add you from the message you left last night. Anyway, I’ll be over to check out your dog poems later today!
Hey, Laura ~
Beautiful poem. Love the refrain. I found myself singing the whole thing.
So they didn’t buy it? Fools, FOOLS!
For Poetry Friday I’ve posted five short dog poems…write one back to me!
http://www.teachingauthors.com/2011/11/dog-poems-for-poetry-friday.html
Thanks for hosting!
Hey, April! I see you made it in this morning–yay! I was going to add you from the message you left last night. Anyway, I’ll be over to check out your dog poems later today!
Enjoyed your poem, Laura! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks, Tabatha:>)
Enjoyed your poem, Laura! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks, Tabatha:>)
Your poem could definitely be sung to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!” Very fun. Such vivid images: “Gritty beauty, brittle star”
“bony home”
“World of water, sky of sand”
Lovely!
Thanks, Mary Lee!
Your poem could definitely be sung to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!” Very fun. Such vivid images: “Gritty beauty, brittle star”
“bony home”
“World of water, sky of sand”
Lovely!
Thanks, Mary Lee!
Back later to enjoy today’s offerings–new site looks great, Laura. Thanks for hosting.
Thanks, Heidi!
Back later to enjoy today’s offerings–new site looks great, Laura. Thanks for hosting.
Thanks, Heidi!
Hi, Laura. Thanks for hosting. I love the line, “Bony home’s been left behind” — and what a beautiful photograph.
I’m talking about the economy with younger kids today, using Gary Soto’s “How Things Work” as a jumping off point for discussion. http://authoramok.blogspot.com/2011/11/poetry-friday-talking-to-kids-about.html
Thank you, Laura. Love to hear what works for you!
Hi, Laura. Thanks for hosting. I love the line, “Bony home’s been left behind” — and what a beautiful photograph.
I’m talking about the economy with younger kids today, using Gary Soto’s “How Things Work” as a jumping off point for discussion. http://authoramok.blogspot.com/2011/11/poetry-friday-talking-to-kids-about.html
Thank you, Laura. Love to hear what works for you!
Good job, Laura. I, too, found myself singing it–and it scanned so well I didn’t falter!
Excellent–I love to hear that:>)
Good job, Laura. I, too, found myself singing it–and it scanned so well I didn’t falter!
Excellent–I love to hear that:>)
Twinkle, twinkle, starry beach
Seaside magic’s in my reach.
I always feel so rich with a handful of shells. Like this one.
Thanks, Tanita!
Twinkle, twinkle, starry beach
Seaside magic’s in my reach.
I always feel so rich with a handful of shells. Like this one.
Thanks, Tanita!
Thanks for hosting in your new digs, Laura! Your poem is lovely — I’m particularly taken with “Gritty beauty, brittle star” too. I’m all about the celestial variety today, or rather, howling at the moon at: http://www.robynhoodblack.com/blog.htm?post=821585
Thanks, Robyn! I love astronomical poems of all sorts:>)
Thanks for hosting in your new digs, Laura! Your poem is lovely — I’m particularly taken with “Gritty beauty, brittle star” too. I’m all about the celestial variety today, or rather, howling at the moon at: http://www.robynhoodblack.com/blog.htm?post=821585
Thanks, Robyn! I love astronomical poems of all sorts:>)
Thank you for hosting, Laura.
And good luck! with your poems.
For Poetry Friday, my blog is featuring a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay that is just beautiful to read out loud.
http://www.ghpoetryplace.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Maria!
Thank you for hosting, Laura.
And good luck! with your poems.
For Poetry Friday, my blog is featuring a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay that is just beautiful to read out loud.
http://www.ghpoetryplace.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Maria!
Thank you for hosting, Laura. I just love that first stanza in particualr — magic!
Thanks so much, Tara!
Thank you for hosting, Laura. I just love that first stanza in particualr — magic!
Thanks so much, Tara!
I love the references to the nursery rhyme: “I don’t wonder what you are”, and that you are so sweetly talking to the seastar.
Thanks, Linda! I love hearing which lines/aspects of a poem work best for readers:>)
I love the references to the nursery rhyme: “I don’t wonder what you are”, and that you are so sweetly talking to the seastar.
Thanks, Linda! I love hearing which lines/aspects of a poem work best for readers:>)
Laura, that’s lovely. Congrats on your new home here! Enjoy getting settled in.
I’m in this week with Barbara Crooker. Thanks for hosting.
Thanks, Karen. It will be nice once I’m all unpacked:>)
Laura, that’s lovely. Congrats on your new home here! Enjoy getting settled in.
I’m in this week with Barbara Crooker. Thanks for hosting.
Thanks, Karen. It will be nice once I’m all unpacked:>)
Lovely poem, Laura.
The Write Sisters share a reflection on Poetry (and art) in society, from a speech by President Kennedy:
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Thanks for playing. I’ve been having a great time really committing to visiting every post this PF!
Lovely poem, Laura.
The Write Sisters share a reflection on Poetry (and art) in society, from a speech by President Kennedy:
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Thanks for playing. I’ve been having a great time really committing to visiting every post this PF!
Laura,
Thanks for doing the Poetry Friday Roundup this week.
At Wild Rose Reader, I have a post about the poetry anthology “Dare to Dream…Change the World.” It includes a letter poem that I wrote to Jonas Salk. (That Salk poem won’t be included in the book.)
http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/2011/11/dare-to-dreamchange-world-poetry.html
Laura,
Thanks for doing the Poetry Friday Roundup this week.
At Wild Rose Reader, I have a post about the poetry anthology “Dare to Dream…Change the World.” It includes a letter poem that I wrote to Jonas Salk. (That Salk poem won’t be included in the book.)
http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/2011/11/dare-to-dreamchange-world-poetry.html
Laura,
Thanks for doing the Poetry Friday Roundup this week.
At Wild Rose Reader, I have a post about the poetry anthology “Dare to Dream…Change the World.” It includes a letter poem that I wrote to Jonas Salk. (That poem is not the one that will be included in the book.)
Thanks, Elaine–my anthology-mate:>)
Laura,
Thanks for doing the Poetry Friday Roundup this week.
At Wild Rose Reader, I have a post about the poetry anthology “Dare to Dream…Change the World.” It includes a letter poem that I wrote to Jonas Salk. (That poem is not the one that will be included in the book.)
Thanks, Elaine–my anthology-mate:>)
Hi, Laura, new poem, new blog site, new book! Looks like a good fall for you, Laura!
I wrote about poetry and P*Tag at http://jeannineatkinsonwritingandstuff.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/poetry-picture-books-and-ptag/
Thanks, Jeannine–and congrats again on your lovely poem in p*tag!
Hi, Laura, new poem, new blog site, new book! Looks like a good fall for you, Laura!
I wrote about poetry and P*Tag at http://jeannineatkinsonwritingandstuff.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/poetry-picture-books-and-ptag/
Thanks, Jeannine–and congrats again on your lovely poem in p*tag!
Thanks for hosting.
My selection is “Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors” poems by Joyce Sidman and illustrations by Beckie Prange.
Such a fantastic book! I’m just realizing I went to all the links in Mister Linky and I don’t think yours was in there–was it? Maybe I just missed it…
Thanks for hosting.
My selection is “Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors” poems by Joyce Sidman and illustrations by Beckie Prange.
Such a fantastic book! I’m just realizing I went to all the links in Mister Linky and I don’t think yours was in there–was it? Maybe I just missed it…
Oops…I forgot to leave a link to my blog, where I’ve posted about a new poet I’ve discovered, Rachel Contreni Flynn, and a poetry website I “discovered.”
http://tmsteach.blogspot.com/
Oops…I forgot to leave a link to my blog, where I’ve posted about a new poet I’ve discovered, Rachel Contreni Flynn, and a poetry website I “discovered.”
http://tmsteach.blogspot.com/
I guess I should have left a link. I found a lovely nature poem from Australia from a naturalist of long ago. http://teacherdance.blogspot.com/
I guess I should have left a link. I found a lovely nature poem from Australia from a naturalist of long ago. http://teacherdance.blogspot.com/
Oh, there’s nothing like the beach at night, is there? Lovely poem, Laura.
I put my Poetry Friday link up with Mr. Linky — but I’ll repeat it here: This week at
The Drift Record I’m featuring a poem by Stephen Withrow and linking to the interview of him over at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast.
Thanks, Julie–the beach (and family) is the only thing I miss about Florida!
Oh, there’s nothing like the beach at night, is there? Lovely poem, Laura.
I put my Poetry Friday link up with Mr. Linky — but I’ll repeat it here: This week at
The Drift Record I’m featuring a poem by Stephen Withrow and linking to the interview of him over at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast.
Thanks, Julie–the beach (and family) is the only thing I miss about Florida!
Love your poem, Laura! May many enjoy the imagery and sound! Thanks for hosting. :~)
Thanks very much, Lorie Ann!
Love your poem, Laura! May many enjoy the imagery and sound! Thanks for hosting. :~)
Thanks very much, Lorie Ann!
Oh, my gosh — I misspelled Steven’s name — that’s STEVEN Withrow — how silly of me.
We’ll call it poetic license:>)
Oh, my gosh — I misspelled Steven’s name — that’s STEVEN Withrow — how silly of me.
We’ll call it poetic license:>)
Is it Friday again already? 8/
Happy Poetry Friday, thanks for hosting!
Oh, how the weeks fly by, right?
Is it Friday again already? 8/
Happy Poetry Friday, thanks for hosting!
Oh, how the weeks fly by, right?
Thank you for hosting. And I love your poem — I’ve always liked the topsy-turviness of stars in the sea too 🙂
Over at PaperTigers, I have extracts from some of the many children’s poems included in the stunning Children of the World by Anthony Asael and Stephanie Rabemiafara — http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/poetry-friday-art-and-poetry-in-all-of-us/
Thanks, Marjorie!
Thank you for hosting. And I love your poem — I’ve always liked the topsy-turviness of stars in the sea too 🙂
Over at PaperTigers, I have extracts from some of the many children’s poems included in the stunning Children of the World by Anthony Asael and Stephanie Rabemiafara — http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/poetry-friday-art-and-poetry-in-all-of-us/
Thanks, Marjorie!
Oh, starfish! Love your poem!
Today I’m pondering teakettles over at alphabet soup.
Thanks for hosting today! Your new blog home is wonderful *wanders off to look around*…
Thanks, Jama–and don’t look too hard. Lots of unpacked boxes lying around:>)
Oh, starfish! Love your poem!
Today I’m pondering teakettles over at alphabet soup.
Thanks for hosting today! Your new blog home is wonderful *wanders off to look around*…
Thanks, Jama–and don’t look too hard. Lots of unpacked boxes lying around:>)
Laura, I’m not sharing today, but love Starry Beach! My favorite line is “Gritty beauty, brittle star.” And the allusion to “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” with “I don?t wonder what you are” and the repetitive last line of each stanza is perfect.
Thanks, Joyce, for taking the time to let me know what worked best for you! Enjoy all of this week’s poems!
Laura, I’m not sharing today, but love Starry Beach! My favorite line is “Gritty beauty, brittle star.” And the allusion to “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” with “I don?t wonder what you are” and the repetitive last line of each stanza is perfect.
Thanks, Joyce, for taking the time to let me know what worked best for you! Enjoy all of this week’s poems!
Hello, again!
I think there was a kink in link I posted.
Here’s the good link, I think: The BALD EGO Blog
Thanks–gorgeous artwork!
Hello, again!
I think there was a kink in link I posted.
Here’s the good link, I think: The BALD EGO Blog
Thanks–gorgeous artwork!
I also forgot to post a link to my blog… In honor of Poetry Friday, today I shared a poem by Andrea Carlisle titled, “Emily Dickonson’s To-Do List.”
http://writeontheworld.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/emily-dickinsons-to-do-list/
I also forgot to post a link to my blog… In honor of Poetry Friday, today I shared a poem by Andrea Carlisle titled, “Emily Dickonson’s To-Do List.”
http://writeontheworld.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/emily-dickinsons-to-do-list/
Thanks for hosting! I love your starfish poem. I’m sharing Jan Owen’s poem “First Love” today.
Thanks, Ruth!
Thanks for hosting! I love your starfish poem. I’m sharing Jan Owen’s poem “First Love” today.
Thanks, Ruth!
I love your new site. And that photo with the poem is fantastic.
Thanks so much!
I love your new site. And that photo with the poem is fantastic.
Thanks so much!
Hi Laura
Thanks for hosting and welcome to WordPress! 🙂
I love the lines ” Gritty beauty, Brittle Star” I guess I keep thinking it can mean so much more than a starfish.
Here’s our contribution to poetry friday: http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/dahls-revolting-rhyme/
Thanks! It’s always lovely (and instructive) to hear which words or phrases readers connect to:>)
Hi Laura
Thanks for hosting and welcome to WordPress! 🙂
I love the lines ” Gritty beauty, Brittle Star” I guess I keep thinking it can mean so much more than a starfish.
Here’s our contribution to poetry friday: http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/dahls-revolting-rhyme/
Thanks! It’s always lovely (and instructive) to hear which words or phrases readers connect to:>)
Your poem is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Two weeks in a row now, I’m late to the Poetry Friday game. BUT it’s Friday somewhere right? No? Oh well.
http://thesmallnouns.blogspot.com/2011/11/poetry-friday-looking-to-past.html
No problem! Glad you got here!
P.S. I liked the poem you shared–especially
I got six overdues,
suspension of borrowing rights
and a D in Physics
but had by heart what Archimedes proves.
But I couldn’t leave a Comment. The Comment box wouldn’t load on my page.
Your poem is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Two weeks in a row now, I’m late to the Poetry Friday game. BUT it’s Friday somewhere right? No? Oh well.
http://thesmallnouns.blogspot.com/2011/11/poetry-friday-looking-to-past.html
No problem! Glad you got here!
P.S. I liked the poem you shared–especially
I got six overdues,
suspension of borrowing rights
and a D in Physics
but had by heart what Archimedes proves.
But I couldn’t leave a Comment. The Comment box wouldn’t load on my page.