This year’s progressive poem started out recognizing kindness and is currently bouncing off to the playground where we have met a new character. Here’s the progress so far:
I’m a case of kindness – come and catch me if you can!
Easily contagious – sharing smiles is my plan.I’ll spread my joy both far and wide,
As a force of Nature I’ll be undenied.Words like, “how can I help?” will bloom in the street.
A new girl alone on the playground – let’s meet, let’s meet!We can jump-skip together in a double-dutch round.
Denise at Dare to Care offered these line choices:
Over, under, jump and wonder, touch the ground
OR
But she was shy when greeted; she didn’t make a sound.
I am attracted to the action in the first line, so I have selected it.
I’m a case of kindness – come and catch me if you can!
Easily contagious – sharing smiles is my plan.I’ll spread my joy both far and wide,
As a force of Nature I’ll be undenied.Words like, “how can I help?” will bloom in the street.
A new girl alone on the playground – let’s meet, let’s meet!We can jump-skip together in a double-dutch round.
2021 Kidlit Progressive Poem Day 9
Over, under, jump and wonder, touch the ground.
I am happy that I get to begin a new stanza, but since this poem has become a rhyming poem, I don’t want to burden it with a difficult word to rhyme. I also need to consider the theme thus far, kindness and friendship.
I love the idea of a friendship blooming. Chloe was around when I was trying to create the line choices, so I let her write one of them. I won’t tell you which one, though. My friend and critique partner, Molly Hogan, gets to choose from these two lines:
Friends can be found when you open a door.
Or
A never-ending sign connects hand to hand.
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Reflections on the Teche 