September 23, 2016 by margaretsmn
Poetry Friday is with Catherine at Reading to the Core.
I am a big fan of poet Laura Purdie Salas. Every Thursday she posts an image and invites her readers to write a poem in 15 words or less. I love this challenge. Her post yesterday reminded me of sparklers. I left the computer, made coffee, and these words came into my head. Then last night’s Good2Great chat (#G2Great) was about Dreaming Big. This is what my Big Dream is all about: lighting that fire of passion in my students.
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2 Donna Smith at Mainly Write
3 Catherine Flynn at Reading to the Core
4 Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading
5 Buffy at Buffy Silverman
6 Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone
7 Kim Johnson at Common Threads
8 Rose Cappelli at Imagine the Possibilities
9 Carol Varsalona at Beyond Literacy Link
10 Linda Baie at Teacher Dance
11 Janet Fagel at Reflections on the Teche
12 Jone at Jone Rush MacCulloch
13 Karin Fisher-Golton at Still in Awe
14 Denise Krebs at Dare to Care
15 Carol Labuzzetta @ The Apples in my Orchard
16 Heidi Mordhorst at My Juicy Little Universe
17 Ruth at There is no such thing as a God-forsaken Town
18 Patricia at Reverie
19 Christie at Wondering and Wandering
20 Robyn Hood Black at Life on the Deckle Edge
21 Kevin at Dog Trax
22 Margaret at Reflections on the Teche
23 Leigh Anne at A Day in the Life
24 Marcie Atkins
25 Marilyn Garcia
26 JoAnn Early Macken
27 Janice at Salt City Verse
28 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference
29 Karen Eastlund at Karen’s Got a Blog
30 Michelle Kogan Painting, Illustration, & Writing
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Gorgeous, and like so many, poems show what’s truth.
YES! What a wonderful reminder for us educators to always seek to light that sparkler, and to nurture it and keep it burning brightly.
Absolutely! What a great challenge you shared as well. Have a spectacular weekend, Margaret!
Yes! And you are always at the ready with a flame. Brilliant. 🙂
Margaret, this is so inspiring and so YOU! When teachers feel that way about their students, when people feel that way about children in general, a child in such a person’s sphere can’t help but sparkle.
I love this, Margaret! It’s such a joy to see that inner sparkler begin to glimmer. I’m going to print it and post it by my desk!
I love this! First, I didn’t know about the Thursday challenge. I tell you what…..EVERY Poetry Friday I learn something wonderful and new from friends. And, the idea of sparklers to be lit. Yes, that’s it….that’s it exactly. I may need to make a poster of this for my office door. Thank you Margaret for the spark that you are to your students — me included.
Fabulous. I love that it sparks more than a fire does. A sparkler is perfect.
Love it. Adults, do, too! 🙂
I’m so glad you shared this, Margaret. It’s rather devastating in its clarity and urgency! Plus it’s beautiful. And thanks for the 15WOL shoutout:>)
Beautiful image, Margaret – I immediately thought of my 24-year-old-teacher-daughter, starting her third year as a third-grade teacher. It’s been amazing to “see” her finding that hidden sparkler in her kids. Happy Fall!
Aw, that’s great, Margaret! What a beautiful thing to see.