Poetry Friday - Shape Poems

The March 2010 issue of Appleseeds Magazine celebrates "Poets and Poetry." I am thrilled to have my work included in this exciting issue! My shape poems and an article "Get Your Poems into Shape!" begin on page 10.  I think that teachers will find this issue to be a useful resource to accompany Poetry Month celebrations.

Appleseeds March 2010
Poets and Poetry
(c) 2010 Carus Publishing Company.
Used by permission.

Here's a close-up of my poem "Snail Speed" from page 12 but I'm still not sure it will be big enough to read.

Here are the words:

Snail Speed

Fast is fun!

Fast is fine!

But sometimes S-L-O-W is just divine:

sipping icy lemonade

stretching back in willow's shade

searching for the perfect shell

lifting pine cones up to smell

hanging from a maple tree

swimming backwards, floating free

waiting for the fish to bite

holding steady on my kite

watching sunsets from the shore

gazing up at stars galore

hugging by the fireside

dreaming of a turtle ride

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