
This month’s Inkling challenge comes from Heidi Mordhorst: I’m looking out at my yard, my garden, and no matter what’s happening outside or in, THE PLANTS KEEP GROWING. They rarely give up. There are so many ways in which we’ve all (but especially as women, as educators) had to be persistent, despite our weariness. Write a poem (for kids or adults) about PERSISTENCE.
Heidi suggested a model poem by Tony Hoagland, Please Don’t. I borrowed a few lines and the word swobtoggle.
Dandelion Garden
Hello, dandelions
in the ditch,You pop forth
taller than I’ve ever seen,
reaching higher
for a taste of the sunbefore the storm comes
to swobtoggle*
your seeds away.You look at me
with a wispy wink
waiting for a child to hold
& blow.Persistent in your volunteer work
knowing
someday soon,
you will fly.*from Tony Hoagland, “Please Don’t”
Margaret Simon, draft
See what other Inklings did with this prompt.
Linda@A Word Edgewise
Heidi @my juicy little universe
Molly@Nix the Comfort Zone
Catherine@Reading to the Core
Mary Lee @ A(nother) Year of Reading