Happy first day of the 2019 Slice of Life Challenge at Two Writing Teachers AND Poetry Friday, all! How exciting that the planets are in alignment for these two fabulous events — a twofer!
For this inaugural post for the SOLC, I’m slicing up a bit of poetry. Linda Baie is hosting this week’s gathering on her blog, Teacher Dance. Won’t you join us there as well? Slicing poetry on Friday’s during the SOLC is a great way to flex those writing muscles. If you are ever wondering where to find the weekly host of Poetry Friday, you’ll find a list of hosts and their blog links here.
My poem today was actually inspired by an entry in my Morning Pages/Evening Pages notebook. (More on that here.) On Wednesday evening, during our weekly Teach Write writing accountability session, I wrote about the snow storm that was just about to begin, what I hoped it would be and what I hoped it would not be. The more I wrote, the more it felt like a poem nugget just waiting to be nurtured. I played around with it a bit, and it turned into the following.
As it turns out, I got what I wished for. We had a two-hour delay, which was called the evening before. Love those! It was light fluffy stuff that you could easily push away with a shovel. And boy did we have fun at recess!
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Thanks for wondering and wandering a bit with me today. Many thanks to the crew at Two Writing Teachers, and the extended SOL community, for giving us the time, space, and encouragement to live the writerly life here each Tuesday and every day during the month of March. And thanks to Linda Baie for hosting this week’s double celebration! Happy Friday, all!
What a lovely poem! I can completely relate to wanting just the right amount of snow! Love the line not enough “for a sore back”! So true!
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Enjoyed reading this! I especially like your repeated line and the way you reversed it. Sounds like just the right amount of snow.
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Love your poem, and I’m happy to hear you received your wish!:)
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Nice combining a slice and poetry! Cool background for your poem, too. I’m happy you got just the right amount 🙂
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Love “worry/just enough/not a lot” & I’m glad for you that it turned out just right. Happy March, Christie!
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Thanks, Linda. And thanks for hosting!
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I was inspired by the Dickinson poem, “March is the Month of Expectation,” on this first day of March. Love #fridaypoetry! Thank you for your inspiring post!
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Beautiful poem! We had just enough snow today for a 2 hour delay. Always nice! Love how you began and ended your poem!
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Thanks, Shelly. 2-hour delays are the best!
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We have snow in the forecast and I want “just enough, not a lot”. A two house delay would be nice!
I love how your reversed your beginning lines, and it perfectly describes your anticipation!
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Thanks, Leigh Anne!
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What a great poem, Christie! I am glad that you were able to enjoy the day. I love taking my kiddos outdoors on a snowy day. It is pure delight to watch the utter amazement on their faces as they watch the snow fall, build snowmen, etc. Their squeals of joy and contagious laughter bring out the joy in me. Thanks for sharing!
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By the way, Christie, I wrote a poem for my first slice!!!
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By the way, Christie, I wrote a poem for my first slice!!!
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Yeah, Tracy! I’m still digging through all of them. So many!
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That’s the kind of weather report I like to hear, Christie. Not a Lot but Just Enough! Our storm for the 2nd day this week is just a dusting but the cold continues. At one point when the flakes were moving sideways, I ran to the door and was met with a brisk wind. The surprise happened when I replayed the video: I heard the birds in the background. (I think I will store this memory for a slice.) Thanks for sharing your poem that inspired me to write about out Way to Little Snow.
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Happy Friday to you, Christie! I agree that two hour delays are the best. As for cardinals, there were six at my feeder this morning. Your poem perfectly captures the tension we all feel when snow is in the forecast. Looking forward to writing with you this month!
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Me, too, Catherine!
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I love this poem! I hope mother nature treats you kindly. Looks like northeast will be getting a series of snow!
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Thanks, Christine! Yes, March looks like it’s going to be quite snowy.
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I love your poem, especially the notion of just enough for a delay! No more snow days but easing in by way of a delay we can all handle. And…I got my cardinal this morning!
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Love the poetry and inspiration from our place in the world.
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“Wishing / not a lot / just enough” says so much! I totally feel what you’re saying, Christie.
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In the midst of a very snowy winter for much of the country it’s nice to read a wish for snow…’just enough, not a lot!’ 🙂 That’s my kind of snow!
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Love the format, love the sentence reversal in final and beginning stanzas and love that you wrote such a clever poem for your Slice!
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What a great poem about the incoming weather and waiting to hear the news that there is a delay.
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I’m jealous that you have such a beautiful view looking at the lake and hearing the birds come back for spring. Sounds peaceful and relaxing.
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