Breakfast Together {Poetry Friday}

Morning quiet

Eases my mind and body

Opening unknown opportunities

zoom 

dart

dashing about

Hearing Motion

rapid flapping

zip in

short linger

Sipping Nectar

Iridescent shimmers

flashing in and out

pausing for nutrition

Being mindful

Sitting quietly

Peaceful observations

Breakfast Together

I'm continuing my study of the book Poems are Teachers How Studying Poetry Strengthen Writing in All Genres by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater.   Each week I will let you know the technique of the week I've played with and a thought or two about the process.  

"Writers write about that they believe is important, what they believe is wrong, what they long to preserve."  Amy Ludwig Vanderwater

This week was Write from a Feeling or Belief and I appreciated the list of questions Amy provides to help the reader/poet get to beliefs and feelings.  I was torn between two questions; How are you different after reading/seeing this? and What do you want to change in the world?  

I wrestled with many things to change in the world from my home, school district, city, state, nationally, and worldly.  Amy's words about longing to preserve something kept rising to the top of my thinking because I didn't have my phone with me to capture a hummingbird visit to my flower boxes during breakfast.  I enjoyed capturing the feelings with words and can visualize the image and moment now.

I wanted to name my visitor and remember how much my students and I enjoy trying to infer while reading.  I had to pull back as a writer and not name who I had breakfast with.  I wonder if readers will figure it out.

Thank you Catherine at Reading to the Core for hosting Poetry Friday this week.