I’m not sure if this is fair or not, today I am combining posts for Chalk-a-bration and Celebration. (I can’t help but love the alliteration!) I let my students (the three who attended) chalk the sidewalks on the last day of school a week ago and saved the pictures to post today. Betsy Hubbard leads this fun blogtivity at the end of each month. We wrote lunes, a short poetry form that uses a 5, 3, 5 syllable count. And the theme, of course, was summer.
Matthew writes about his passion for magic:
Magic is my life
life is magic
do impossible
Go play on the beach
Come with us
We want you with us.
by Tyler
Vannisa’s poem did not turn out well in the photograph.
In the sun we play
until night
takes the place of day.
–Vannisa
slow lazy days
summer sun
too hot to think
–Margaret Simon
This week has been a week of slow days. I’ve committed myself to three things this summer, exercise daily (I have the sore muscles to prove it!), writing (Thursday I spent hours writing this sestina for Maya Angelou), and reading (I’ve read or listened to 6 books for Donalyn Miller’s #bookaday challenge). I’m glad there wasn’t much else going on this week, so I could establish this routine. Happy Summer!
You are already so busy and into summer life. I love it! Your Maya Angelou tribute is beautiful. She was amazing, such a life well lived out of such challenging circumstances. We really can be anything, can’t we? Thank you for the reminder.
I combined my Chalk-a-bration too, Margaret. My daughter & family are moving in with me today (their house renovations!) & I will be busy. Love seeing your student poems always, & glad your summer is on its way!
The kids poems are great! What a great thing to celebrate!
Those are great summer goals! I need to write about mine this week.
I love the chalkabration poems! This is an idea I’d like to try sometime! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oops! A week of slow days sounds heavenly!