A WINDOW OF MANY SEASONS
A looking glass of pages open
Into worlds unknown
Hooves of green sprout branches
With cotton flowered tails
Petals and raindrops showers
Streak down glass papers of spring
Rumbling chug-a-choos ghostly in midnight
Flowery friendly lions pounce playfully
Greening dragons spilled across summer hillsides
Fiery tangerine kites fill October trees
A looking glass of pages open
Into worlds unknown
Scatters of powdery footprints appear
Whose are they?
Where do they go?
Across the frozen river
Lays a village of snowy words
A looking glass of pages open
Into worlds unknown
As we rest beneath starry skies
© 2018 Jessica Bigi. All rights reserved.
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Click HERE to read this month's interview with Julie Fogliano. She has challenged us to stare out the window and write a poem about what we see. You might even consider writing something down every day for a week:
At the end of the week, read through what you wrote and write your favorite bits on a separate piece of paper. I bet there will be a poem in there somewhere… see if you can find it. – J. F.Leave your poem on our May 2018 padlet. While some contributions will be featured as daily ditties this month, all contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration on Friday, May 25th, and one lucky participant will win a personalized copy of her stunning new picture book from Roaring Brook Press:
Lovely! You paint such beautiful pictures with your words, Jessica. AND your camera!
ReplyDeleteThank You Michelle this was a lot of fun to write it's always so inspiring looking at the tiny village across the hill at different times of the year makes me think I'm somewhere far away
DeleteI too love your picture, Jessica, and the poem takes us readers on a beautiful journey through the year: "looking glass of pages open".
ReplyDeleteI love your poem also Lind my window are giant and the seasons are beautiful out side them so much nature and love view of the hill side of trees I love when the geese fly by in the fall
DeleteBeautiful imagery Jessica, thanks for the journey!
ReplyDeleteThank You Michell you poem is beautiful also los the bird songs in it
ReplyDeletelove the bird songs in your
DeleteWow. So many beautiful lines, but I particularly like "Fiery tangerine kites fill October trees." What a picture that conjures up! Thanks for the lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosi fall leaves always make me think of kits the way the sail through the sky
Deletekites just wet to read your poem I love that you wrote about the moon
DeleteAppreciations for taking me on this journey, Jessica.
ReplyDelete"hooves of green sprout branches" - so descriptive & inventive a line
the refrain "a looking glass of pages open" shivers me with its beauty.
Brava! + Happy weekend.
hooves of green sprout branches I like this line also a different way of looking at tree buds hope you have a wonderful weekend also
DeleteJessica, this is just gorgeous! I love the repetition and especially this image: "Fiery tangerine kites fill October trees."
ReplyDeleteThank you I really love your poem also
DeleteGorgeous! I want your window.
ReplyDeleteI had to go read your poem after reading this and I understand way I love how your told your poem buy noises and sound and not being able to see the bush
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