Poetry Friday round-up is with Jone this week at Check it Out!
I read the above quote in a post from Smack Dab in the Middle. (Image made in Canva) If you are a writer, take a minute to read the post. Darlene Jacobson wrote, “For me, and I suspect for many of us who write for children, EVERYTHING is a miracle.”
I write with children, not just for children, and feel that every time we write together, a miracle happens. Lately I have been writing skinny poems, multiple skinnies a day. I’ve gotten into the rhythm. Starting with a simple line leading to single words is a quick and inspirational way to write. Like haiku, a skinny poem is a short form, but unlike haiku that focuses on a single moment, a skinny can focus on a single thought or idea. (See more about the form on my PF post last week.)
Taking inspiration from the above quote, I wrote the following:
Everything is a miracle
touched
by
God’s
hand
touched
by
my
holiness
touched
by a miracle is everything.
Today, after a stormy day yesterday, the sky is clear and the sun is shining, a daily miracle. There are fields of butterweed blooming.
CREDIT:Jeff Lepore/Science Source
Sunshine is a daily miracle
a
meadow
of
gold
a
glow
of
grass
a
daily miracle in the Sun.
What miracles do you see every day? Can you write a simple skinny poem?
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