March #SOLSC #SOL21 #PoetryFriday

Happy second Friday of the 2021 Slice of Life Challenge at Two Writing Teachers AND Poetry Friday, all! The planets are once again in alignment for these two fabulous events! Today I’m slicing up a bit of poetry. Heidi Mordhorst is hosting this week’s gathering on her blog, My Juicy Little Universe.  Won’t you join us there as well? (And it’s Heidi’s birthday, so it’s an extra special edition!) Slicing poetry on Fridays 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.

I have been fiddling with a March-ish poem for a bit in my notebook. March, in New England, is a season unto itself. Technically it’s still winter, but spring teases us daily with signs that she’s ready to take over.

During a walk after school with my husband yesterday, four true signs of spring presented themselves to me (on a silver platter) and helped push me and my first acrostic over the finish line. As my poetry pal Margaret Simon often says, “This photo wants to be a poem!” Indeed, these do.

Thanks for wondering and wandering a bit with me today. And 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 every Tuesday throughout the year and daily during the month of March. And thanks to Heidi Mordhorst for hosting this poetic side of this week’s double celebration! Happy Friday, all! Don’t forget to spring ahead tomorrow evening!