I decided to try Tricia's poetry writing challenge this week…
"FASCINATION"
I am a
first year teacher.
We get one
field trip
a year.
Principal and colleagues
give me advice.
If you do it right
they say,
you can
do the museum
in the morning
have lunch
at City Park
then take in an
IMAX show
in the afternoon.
I am all about
doing it right.
That day
my six-year-olds,
marvel over
enormous dinosaur skeletons
google glowing crystals
wander through the digestive system
at the museum
They gobble pbj's
run relays
blow bubbles
and splash
in City Park Fountain.
They romp with dolphins
face off against sharks
try deep sea fishing
and nap a little
in the dark IMAX theater.
Back at school
my world travelers
write or draw
about their favorite part
of our special day.
They loved
peering through
the museum's
ancient heat grates
at their friends
on the floor
below.
Carol Wilcox
POETRY FRIDAY is here.
6 comments:
We know the same words, yet your words are like a Mary Cassatt canvas and mine is like the elephant that splaters paint on the canvas.
Thank you for sharing your work.
Hilarious! I can imagine how fascinating heat grates are. Enjoyed this. Thank you.
I'm just smiling.
This poem is so...TRUE.
Aw, I want to go on a field trip with your class! I remember anything out of school walls, even if it was just a picnic on the school lawn, was an adventure.
That sounds like one fun day for kids and adults! It's funny what kids pick out as the fave part of the day!
Hilarious. And so true! It's like buying the toy for a child, who then just wants to play with the box it came in. But it all adds up to a great experience for your lucky students!
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