LEARNING TO READ
Tromping my way down the line,
Tussling one word at a time—
It was either them or me.
I persevered, muscles flexed,
Speaking them aloud slowly.
They raised the white flag, this batch,
During our word-wrestling match,
As they told their tale to me.
© 2016 Tabatha Yeatts. All rights reserved.
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My granddaughter has finally triumphed as you so beautifully described, Tabatha. That winning match, and the tale finally told is a wonderful image. Love the rhythm and rhyme, too!
ReplyDeleteMoments like you describe deserve to be celebrated! Really nicely done, Tabatha, and I love your rhyme scheme.
ReplyDeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteWatching the little girl I tutor learn to read showed me how much energy it can take to wrestle the meaning out of words!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting, Michelle, and for the prompt, Jane.
It's so easy to forget how hard it was to learn and what an accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteAnd it rhymes! Well done, Tabatha!
ReplyDelete"word-wrestling match" - pretty much says it all for beginning readers. Fabulous poem, Tabatha! =)
ReplyDeletethe words you used really capture this learning experience we have all mastered at some point in our live I love your poem
ReplyDeleteI still remember that struggle. I wanted to cheer at the end.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful movement in this, Tabatha. I read it aloud several times. Music. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis really takes me back. Well done, Tabatha!
ReplyDeleteI don't so much remember it for me, but could see this so many, many times as a first grade teacher. It was possibly what I loved most about teaching. The release of the story is always a thrilling moment!
ReplyDeleteI'm teaching 1st grade for the first time this year and this so perfectly matches one of my girl's efforts.
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