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Farewell National Poetry Month!

April 30, 2014Leave a comment

Today is the last day of National Poetry Month. I hope you enjoyed the poem-a-day here at LittleLiteracyLibrarian. Here is one more, just because... A Farewell by Harriet Monroe Good-bye!—no, do not grieve that it is over, The perfect hour; That the winged joy, sweet honey-loving rover, Flits from the flower. Grieve not—it is the … Continue reading Farewell National Poetry Month!

National Poetry Month – Day 27

April 27, 2014April 26, 2014Leave a comment

Willow by Barbara R. Vance The branches on a willow tree Hang over low for you and me To grab a-hold and swing and swing Until the dinner bell doth ring. From Suzie Bitner was afraid of the drain

National Poetry Month – Day 26

April 26, 2014Leave a comment

What kind of fool am I? by Naomi Shihab Nye He sang with abandon, combing his black, black hair. Each morning in the shower, first in Arabic, rivery ripples of song carrying him back to his first beloved land, then in English, where his repertoire was short. No kind at all! we'd all shout, throwing … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 26

National Poetry Month – Day 25

April 25, 2014April 26, 2014Leave a comment

Lois Smith, 12 Student One day I'd like a school named after me And all the kids would wonder, "who was she?" They'd probably think I was some rich white lady And not someone cute and a little shady Then one day they'd find me in a book Check out my name and take a … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 25

National Poetry Month – Day 24

April 24, 2014April 26, 2014Leave a comment

On the Gift of a Book to a Child By Hilaire Belloc Child! do not throw this book about!    Refrain from the unholy pleasure Of cutting all the pictures out!    Preserve it as your chiefest treasure. Child, have you never heard it said    That you are heir to all the ages? Why, then, your hands … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 24

National Poetry Month – Day 23

April 23, 2014April 26, 2014Leave a comment

Monsters by Dorthea Lasky This is a world where there are monsters There are monsters everywhere, racoons and skunks There are possums outside, there are monsters in my bed. There is one monster. He is my little one. I talk to my little monster. I give my little monster some bacon but that does not … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 23

National Poetry Month – Day 22

April 22, 2014April 22, 2014Leave a comment

Earth Day by Jane Yolen I am the Earth And the Earth is me. Each blade of grass, Each honey tree, Each bit of mud, And stick and stone Is blood and muscle, Skin and bone. And just as I Need every bit Of me to make My body fit, So Earth needs Grass and … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 22

National Poetry Month – Day 21

April 21, 2014April 21, 2014Leave a comment

Wind on the Hill by A. A. Milne No one can tell me,    Nobody knows, Where the wind comes from,    Where the wind goes. It’s flying from somewhere    As fast as it can, I couldn’t keep up with it,    Not if I ran. But if I stopped holding    The string … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 21

National Poetry Month – Day 20

April 20, 2014Leave a comment

Jabberwocky By Lewis Carroll ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves       Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves,       And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!       The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun       The frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 20

National Poetry Month – Day 19

April 19, 2014April 20, 2014Leave a comment

What to Wear Where By J. Patrick Lewis When I was a boy In Looziana, We wore blue jeans And a red bandanna. My folks moved up To the state of Maine, We wore duck shoes In slicker-suit rain. My folks moved down To the state of Texas, We wore brand names Like Lazy X’s. … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 19

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