#PoetryFriday #NPM17 - Poem 7 of 30

                "Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.      ~ Carl Sandburg
      

Poetry Friday 
      Poetic things of interest:  

•          See Irene Latham's  Progressive Poem's schedule on the page above.  I'm getting a bit nervous; my line is due Sunday! 
•         We are most fortunate today because Irene is also our host. Go HERE for her poetry goodness post, the Artspeak poem and the next line in the Progressive poem PLUS the round-up. Thanks Irene!
•          If you'd like to see what everyone is doing for Poetry Month, look HERE at Jama Rattigan's post at Jama's Alphabet Soup.

         It's April,  and I am immersed in poetry. Each day, among all the other posts I'm trying to connect with, I'm writing a poem. My goal for Poetry Month: TINY THINGS. My choices may surprise you, and I'm excited to write, share, and read how everyone writes to meet their special goals for celebrating poetry month.  Thus far I've written about a tiny Thanksgiving, a baby elephant, a tiny book, a peach pit, a musical note and a "must do" list. Today, the light in a window. 

           Tiny Lights

If you listen to the evening dusk

you’ll catch a breath of a lullaby.   

Robins settling for the night,

now wiggling into place, they sigh.

Bye bye.

And if you watch in the evening dusk,

as dark comes near, the children run.

They follow the glow of window lights,

their play completed with the sun,

all done.

Linda Baie © All Rights Reserved

#MustReadIn2017 #NPM17 - Sharing Books & A Poem

           Several years ago, Carrie Gelson of There's A Book for That and Maria Selke of Maria's Melange started us down the path of giving love to all the books that came before, the ones we have on shelves, but still haven't read! There is a small group of us who began sharing lists titled #MustReadIn2014.  My list is now #MustReadIn2017, a few from the previous lists. You can see #MustReadIn2016 above, too.
        Thanks for hosting, Carrie!  Find the latest group update HERE!

"A Poem begins with a lump in the throat." 
                                                                   ~Robert Frost

        Perhaps we can say that about all the books we read?
              

April is  #NPM17 - National Poetry Month.
       

    Poetic things of interest:  
Irene Latham's  Progressive Poem's schedule is on the page above.  
        If you'd like to see what everyone is doing for Poetry Month, look HERE at Jama Rattigan's post at Jama's Alphabet Soup.

              My goal for Poetry Month: TINY THINGS. My point of view may surprise you, but I'm excited to write, share, and read how everyone writes to meet their special goals for celebrating poetry month. 
             Here is my poem today with a connection to "MUSTS".

My Tiny List

I retired a while ago,

no need for ‘musts’,

my life is slow.

The list is small,

it doesn’t grow.

Time to read

the overflow.

Linda Baie © All Rights Reserved

         MY "MUST READ" re-cap so far this year. I become so excited when I hear about a new book, especially by a favorite author. It's hard to pull a book that's been sitting on a shelf too long unloved and start reading. This particular group has helped, and I've read some beautiful books since the new year began. Out of 26 books, I've read 7! I'm slowly reading Mary Oliver's Upstream, and just got The Meaning of Maggie from the library. I own most, so I don't have to wait to begin any. Here's a little bit about the ones completed. If you see one in the first list that you adored, let me know.