December morning by Margaret Simon
I am writing a haiku each day in December along with others in the kidlitosphere. This morning I woke up to this beautiful view with the morning light creating perfect reflections in the bayou water. It was calling for a poem. The words became something between a haiku (5,7,5 syllable count) and a tanka (5,7,5,7,7 syllables)
Sometimes light rises
so illuminating, bright,
all life pauses
to look at its reflection.(c) Margaret Simon
Yesterday on my morning walk I gathered fall leaves. I don’t remember having such colorful leaves before, but maybe I just didn’t notice. Linda Baie wrote about pressing leaves between waxed paper with her grandchildren recently. She reminded me of this activity, so I pressed my leaf collection and taped it into my art journal. This is the completed page.
A leaf turns yellow
falls without making a sound–
Earth’s hush releases.(c) Margaret Simon
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Reflections on the Teche 