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?
Reflections on the Teche 
Margaret, these are just beautiful. This form compliments your observation style. I love each one! I’ve been busy and stuck in a bit of a rut….maybe a skinny a day could boost me out. Thanks for the inspiration.
Gorgeous post, thanks for your poems and inspirational images that brought about this skinny,
Swamp cypress spreads her trunk like a prize jewel,
stately
standing
buttress
base,
stately
cares
for
critters.
Stately,
a prize cypress spreads her jewel-like swamp trunk
Copyright 2019 Michelle Kogan
Wow, Michelle. This is beautiful and the repeated word of stately brings a tone of respect to our prized tree.
Thanks Margaret, I’ve always been fascinated by the cypress trees— and your images inspired me to do a bit of research on them. 😌
I love that you get into a rhythm & keep finding new ideas to express with it. These are lovely!
Beautiful, Margaret! Beautiful pictures. Beautiful words. And I, for one, can never get enough about miracles. Love, love your Skinnies (my spell checker doesn’t like my “new” plural form)! I wrote a Skinny about love today. And then wrote a bit about my writing.
I’m going to work on some skinny poems. I so enjoyed reading these. And the images are lucious.
Margaret, this is an inspirational post. Your photos and skinnies are lovely. As I was scrolling down, I saw Leo’s little face-such an adorable photo.
Love hearing about your ‘skinnies’, Margaret, & the miracle of that ‘meadow of gold’. Beautiful!
Margaret: I love these and am inspired to try them also. I may be late, but I’m still in the game. ;0)
I am loving the skinny poems that have been shared here and elsewhere for Poetry Friday. Your poems are lovely!
A Skinny Poetry Friday Poem on Sunday Morning for Margaret
Poetry pouncing
as I
dart
from
site
to
site.
I read,
think,
expand,
new ideas bouncing.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Skinny poems definitely take a rhythm…and I don’t have it! YET!! You inspire me to keep trying!
You’ve definitely inspired me to try writing some skinny poems. You make it look so effortless! I’ll just keep plugging away…