Poetry Partners- #1

This year, I want to explore the idea of Poetry Partners. I want to take a poem from a published author, and use it as a mentor to write my own poem. My goal is to use some of these with kids.

Today's poem showed up in my email this morning.

"Spring Tonic"

Julie Eger

Listen for sandhill cranes.

Count the robins.

Pick dandelion greens

for Grandma’s spring tonic.

Praise the peepers.

Count the robins.

Open the garden gate.

Till the soil.

Search for asparagus.

Count the robins.

Smile at the first morel.

Catch bluegills with a cane pole.

Count the robins.

Put lounge chairs on deck.

Sit down in the sun.

Roll up pant legs.

Lean all the way back.

Count the robins.

“Spring Tonic”

By Carol Wilcox

rejoice in yellow crocuses

drink in grape hyacinths

worship  pink and red tulips and

delight in daffodils

watch lawn green and grow

listen to bees buzz in lavender

smell spring shower sweetness

go barefoot and

delight in daffodils

spend an afternoon on the patio

read, nap, then read a little more

let sun paints health your cheeks and

delight in daffodils

park on a sunny  bench

nibble sugar waffle cone

lick ice cream 

from sticky fingers and

delight in daffodils