BLANKET
As the snow blankets the earth in winter,
As the rain blankets the grass in spring
and makes the flowers grow,
As the sunshine blankets the sidewalk in summer
making it hard to walk barefoot,
As each leaf blankets my yard in fall
with the promise of bonfires and cider,
So am I blanketed in love.
© 2015 Lana Wayne Koehler. All rights reserved
Nikki Grimes has challenged us to try a wordplay exercise this month and create our own free verse poems. Click HERE for all the details.
Send your poem to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration on Friday, May 29th, and one lucky participant will win a personalized copy of Nikki's brand new picture book:
Your gentle approach with this poem is as soft as...well, a blanket. Nicely done, Lana.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a warm, cozy poem, Lana! Thanks for sharing it, Michelle!
ReplyDeleteLovely images. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe anaphora (repetitive line) in this poem makes it smooth and soft, just like a blanket.
ReplyDeleteThanks, all. I loved Nikki's (and Michelle's) challenge to make me think differently about everyday things.
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