Thanks to Elisabeth Norton who is hosting this Poetry Friday, at her blog, Unexpected Intersections here. Elisabeth has written to the #PoetryPeeps challenge, explained below, about a favorite Alpine creature that I love, too, here in the Rockies!
I recently read Mary Lee's post where she reminded us of the #PoetryPeeps challenge for this last Friday in August. You can find another description HERE on Tanita's post. Essentially, the challenge is to write after the style of Jane Yolen’s eight-line, unrhymed poem, “What the Bear Knows,” a poem written in honor of her 400th book, Bear Outside.
I wrote more than one of these. It was intriguing to pare down thoughts of what one thing "knows" into eight lines. Because I have loved celebrating "Poem in Your Pocket" day in the past while teaching and now at the bookstore, I choose to share this one.
Thanks for the challenge, #PoetryPeeps!
What A Pocket Knows
a keycard for a getaway
a lacy hanky’s good to pack
the ID card tucks in to go
a chunky bar’s a welcome snack
I hold a dollar bill, or two
and quarters for the fare
a poem stays in readiness
the one thing meant to share
Linda Baie ©