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!
I was looking closely at a plant I’m barely keeping alive (it doesn’t get enough sunshine). And yet, it hangs in there, greening up the dining room! I was thinking about how we show our glossy sides to everyone and sometimes hide the things that make us who we are, that keep us going.
I wrote this one in my head in a rush, so no process pics today!
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Ah, the underside…where important bits are hiding. Cool poem, Laura! (I have maybe a dozen pothos plants. Some of them are dark spots because they can take it. They are troupers.)
This poem shows us how closely you are looking at each object — front AND back!
Thanks, Mary Lee–though I might have only looked at the back because I couldn’t think of anything interesting to say about the front :>D Trying to get better at looking thoroughly and thoughtfully.
Wow, Laura, I just love this. Those first two lines grab me and make me smile. And your next three lines got me thinking how sometimes we do hide are miracles inside. I can see this poem leading to a great discussion with students. Beautiful. 🙂
Aw, thank you, Gail. So many kids do hide how great they are inside…or we just don’t look closely enough to notice. Sigh.