One of my favorite National Poetry Month traditions is the Progressive Poem that weaves its way through the Kidlitosphere. It's the brain child of Irene Latham at Live Your Poem, but each of us who contributes a line considers it our own corporate pot luck poem. And just like a pot luck progressive dinner, you never know what you're going to get.
Here is the poem so far with my line added. Read the next delicious line from Diane at Random Noodling.
A squall of hawk wings stirs the sky
A hummingbird holds and then hies
A nature poem needs a person to be present, observe, daydream, imagine. So...
A squall of hawk wings stirs the sky
A hummingbird holds and then hies
If I could fly, I'd choose to be
And I pass this along to Diane for the choosing!
Follow along with us on the journey.
April
1 Laura at
2 Joy at Joy
Acey
3 Doraine at
4 Diane at
5 Penny at A
Penny and Her Jots
6 Carol at
7 Liz at
8 Janet F.
9 Margaret
at Reflections
on the Teche
10 Pat at
11 Buffy at
12 Michelle
Ditty
13 Linda at
14 Jone at
15 Matt at
Rhyme
16 Violet at
17 Kim at
18 Irene at
19 Charles
at http://www.charleswaterspoetry.com/#!blog/c16qh">Poetry Time
20 Ruth at
is No Such Thing as a Godforsaken Town
21 Jan at
22 Robyn at
Edge
23 Ramona at
the Page
24 Amy at
25 Mark at
26 Renee at
27 Mary Lee
28 Heidi at
Universe
29 Sheila at
30 Donna at
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Wonderful transitional line, Doraine– can't wait to see what's behind curtain #4!
ReplyDeleteYour line leaves so much for imagination to wonder about. Next line in the waiting. The anticipation mounts.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dori--I'm on it!
ReplyDeleteA perfect bridge line.
ReplyDeleteSo much wondering I have, about the next flight...
Turning on a new path already! Terrific, Doraine.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Now we have a speaker.... thank you for this wide-open line, Doraine! xo
ReplyDeleteI agree...you've opened much room for imagination and journey.
ReplyDeleteI love where this is going!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I like this! Now it's personal:>)
ReplyDeleteExcellent transition, Dori -- and what a gift for Diane! I wonder where you'll both take us...
ReplyDeleteI missed my Internet travels on Sunday, so I'm here today. I don't want to see #4 yet...I'll be there in a minute!
ReplyDeleteI like how we are taken to the person to think about the birds they've just seen...more animals, more thoughts about birds...something entirely different? What to do, what to do... onward!
I'm playing catch-up, too - love your line, Doraine, a perfect toss to the rest of the poem! XO
ReplyDeleteOoooh....I am late on catch-up right now. And I like this. Wish I were next! But what would I say? xx
ReplyDeleteHi,Dori--I"m so intrigued by your Feet in the Creek project, but as you can see I'm way behind in following the Progressive Poem, so I can only comment on that: so many people dream of flying...this take us in a direction full of options!
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