For Poem in Your Pocket Day, I invited Marcie Flinchum Atkins to join my students by Zoom. We were able to get a small 30 minute window of time while she could visit. What a treat!
Marcie is a master at haiku, and no wonder, she writes one every day. She usually writes in a small notebook to photos that she has taken. Beautiful photos!
Her easy-going way led to a comfortable, safe environment for writing. My students wrote. I wrote. Like Marcie, I wanted to use a photo and Canva to design my haiku for publication. Maybe one day I’ll send them out on postcards.
At one of my schools, we are rejuvenating the butterfly garden. The purple salvia has come back after winter and is thick and covered with blossoms. We’ve been spending recess time there among these flowers, tilling and planting new feeding plants. Avalyn, my garden partner, wrote a haiku and asked me to put it on Canva like mine.
Reflections on the Teche 
Maragaret, how lovely that you and your students were able to write with Marcie! She certainly is a haiku master. Your post today is so vibrant. I love what you and your student created!
Margaret, your students must be thrilled with Marcie’s virtual visit. Her photos are always sharp closeups that make a statement and her haikus delightful. Your haiku brightens this gray day with its pop of color and word choice. Avalyn’s work is also lovely. Again the color choice works well with her chosen words, especially the last line. If you and she are interested in showcasing your work on my Poetry Parade Padlet, I would be thrilled. I will create a gallery of artistic expressions with the poems contained on the Padlet (https://padlet.com/cvarsalona/join-the-poetry-parade-16pbxxw6o7dl9f8z.
You and Avalyn nailed it, Margaret! And what a treat to write with Marcie.
Good on ya for organizing both a haiku workshop and a garden rejuvenation for your students, Margaret. I love both your Canva’d haiku, the orangey ladybug sipping green in particular!
These haiku are beautiful! You will have so much haiku inspiration out there! Thank you for letting me into your classroom. I loved seeing their notebooks through my tiny screen! Incredible job on Canva. There’s a haiku zine winging its way to you next week. Hope you and your students enjoy it!
A great celebration of poetry with Marcie and your students! The haikus and photos are lovely.
Sweet Avalyn…”my blossom garden” is a lovely line and such a great way to imagine a young person owning a garden space. Hooray! I’m so glad you and Marcie met. She’s speaking to “my” librarians this coming week. I can’t wait!
Oh, how special that Marcie could come and help inspire haiku. “Ladybug sips green” has me enchanted. Avalyn’s poem is lovely.
Wonderful to have Marcie visit, Margaret. What a grand time the students must have had! And, I love that you’re working on your garden. “my blossom garden” – just right. We had one at my school & every student loved it! My class, te he, was in charge of the worm bins! Love ‘ladybug sips green’!
Margaret, what a wonderful treat to have Marcie Visit with your students and you! Both Avalyn and your poem are beautifully created. In Avalyn’s haiku I love her surprise last line, “my blossom garden.” I love your surprise last line, also ladybug sips green.” Super that your students want to spend their recess time rejuvenating their garden. Your salvia plant is a gorgeous violet! I love when you include your student’s poems and activities. Thank you. Happy Earth Day!
Looks like Marcie’s haiku magic worked on your students! Both are beautiful!
Marcie + flowers + garden partner = 2 terrific haikus! 🪻❤️
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