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I received a snow poem from Liz Steinglass. I’m not sure how well you can see it, but she cut up the letters in the word snow and made snow letters. Each stanza begins with snow fall and a line of imagery. Beautiful!
I thought about how I could share this with my students. We rarely get snow, but last Friday was one of those rare occasions, so what better way to celebrate than with snow poetry and making paper snowflakes. Liz also sent stencils and patterns for snowflakes. We are still working on a display in the classroom.
Thanks, Liz, for helping us celebrate winter, snow, and words on the page.
Student-made snowflake with an original pattern. Notice the heart shapes.
#haikuforhealing photo and poem by Margaret Simon, 2017
Reflections on the Teche 
Love, love, love Liz’s poem(s). Just beautiful. Unbelievable that you received snow in Louisiana! I was looking for it here. It was nearly cold enough in FL.
Liz is such a beautiful poet! The hatted barbeque is a wonderfully fresh image, too. Thank you for sharing, Margaret. One of my fondest memories of living in Louisiana is a big ice storm… we were out of school for two days, and the icicles were swords! xo
What a fun poem to receive from Liz! All the s-n-o-w letters on the bottom cut up are fun and feel like little snowflakes. And a lovely coolection of snow haikus too.
Beautiful snowflake by your student.
I love your haiku and the image it’s in—what a marvelous metaphorical thought about poets and their writing; thanks for all Margaret!
Great gift! My favorite is:
snow fall
this new earth
untouched
Enjoy the holidays!
Hi Margaret, I hope you like the gift half as much as I enjoyed making it for you. The second I got your name, I thought I need to send her snow! Little did I know you’d get some real snow too. Happy holidays!
Oh, that is so beautiful! I want to try a poem like that. I love it! My favorite is
snowfall
a single flake
in a mittened hand
Loved all those ways to end “snowfall”, and the letters for snow falling…beautiful! So perfect that you got a bit of snow as icing on the cake!
I love those heart-shaped snowflakes spaces. Sometimes the message is in the spaces, rather than the main shape, isn’t it? Sometimes you find the poem in what is not said, rather than what is. I love how excited you are about a little snow. 🙂 We in New England adore that.
Liz was on the ball with your weather, Margaret. How great to see all these ‘snowy’ messages and to send you ‘how-tos’ of snowflakes, etc. is special for your students, too. I love all the images, but the cut-up letters are terrific.
I love Liz’s poem and all those snowy letters accumulating on the ground. It makes me feel like I could scoop some up and create another poem. Such fun!
I love this cut-letter and snow stanzas falling to the ground poem from Elizabeth Steinglass! And how wonderful to get a snowfall just in time for your writing project.
Are you familiar with Jacquie Lawson e-cards (www.jacquielawson.com)? She makes an annual Advent Calendar with a digital snow-flake-making activity. I do this with the grandkids when we are together during Christmas.
After reading this, I’m ready for snow. I love how your haiku echos back to Liz’s poem.
Such a delightful flurry of snow. And perfect that it arrived with your own snowfall.
WOW! Love this! So creative!
Margaret, as I am circling late to Poetry Friday, I am picking up beautiful poetry like Liz and yours for my winter gallery (Big reminder to me, to find a bit of time to finish the design of Autumn Ablaze). Happy Holidays to you.