LOOK WHAT I DID
Scribble fits, wiggle blitz
The anguish a sigh emits
Scratch outs and smudges
The pencil point’s lame
Letters sway to and fro
Nothing stands in a row
But look at his face aglow
He just wrote his name
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Post your poems on our November 2017 padlet. While some contributions will be featured as daily ditties this month, all contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration this Friday, November 24th. One lucky participant will win a copy of The Sun Played Hide-and-Seek: A Personification Story by Brian P. Cleary, illustrated by Carol Crimmins, and published by Millbrook Press earlier this year.
I still have their first attempts at writing names in a shoebox in my closet. My six beautiful girls.. now grown and just as determined to succeed now as they were way back then. Thanks for the memories!
ReplyDelete:) So perfect--a kid's excitement when writing something as important as a name for the first time is heartbreakingly sweet!
ReplyDeleteA milestone not to be underestimated! Thanks for this special take on finding beauty, Karen. I love those swaying letters. :)
ReplyDeleteThat 'wiggle blitz' is one picture I've seen, Karen. Beauty seen by those who know the young ones! Terrific!
ReplyDeleteAwww. This is a sweet poem. It's so important to recognize such milestones for kids. Thanks for the poem.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone, for your comments. I actually have a picture of a 4-year-old student who just wrote his name... didn't feel I could use it as I don't have permission, but it is priceless. Yes... I've saved first attempts also. I love their early letters... E's with five arms, all wiggly like eels. It is a wonder.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much joy in this poem!
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