It's my day to add to this year’s Kidlitosphere Progressive poem, a collaboration thanks to Irene Latham. the creator of this wonderful April tradition. After Laura Purdie-Salas started us with a "swoop" of an opening line, it's been followed by eleven other poets and their images, connecting, moving us on to other places, while a couple of voices continue to"tell" this story.
And I'm also happy to visit Michelle Barnes' Today's Little Ditty with an echo poem in response to the challenge given HERE on Michelle's blog. After paying close attention to the poem, I realized that I would be starting a new stanza, and this raised some questions: Do I keep the same intent of nature and a voice or two, following along with Michelle's line in the previous stanza? Or can I move us into a new area entirely? This is exciting; the poem is nearing the middle and perhaps some different action is required?
After reading Michelle's line, I knew that she had given me a push toward NEW!
Here is the poem with my line added:
A squall of hawk wings stirs the sky.
A hummingbird holds and then hies.
If I could fly, I'd choose to be
Sailing through a forest of poet-trees.
A cast of crabs engraves the sand
Delighting a child's outstretched hand.
If I could breathe under the sea,
I’d dive, I’d dip, I’d dance with glee
A clump of crocuses crave the sun.
Kites soar while joyful dogs run.
I sing to spring, to budding green,
to all of life— seen and unseen.
Wee whispers drift from cloud to ear
Looking forward to what comes next from Jone MacCulloch at DeoWriter!