Slice of Life: Day 5 - A Morning Surprise #SOL22 #TWTBlog #OLW #poetry

I had a surprise in the mail this morning!

 What a lovely way to start my day.  I don’t know who sent it.  It’s not that I have no idea …  it’s that it could be any one of so many people.  You see the artwork on this zipper pouch is the cover of the poetry book that is currently consuming me.  I find myself sending friends and colleagues a copy of this book or a text message of a poem that I think will speak to them on that day. Poems from this text have found their way into nearly every presentation I give and into so many conversations I am having with young poets in classrooms. I find myself reaching for this text first thing in the morning and curling up with it as I sip my cup of tea at night. 

 A poem in this text inspired my One Little Word for this year …

 Steady 

Here is a sneak peek at the first stanza of the poem … if you want more you will have to buy it!

 And if my mystery gifter is reading this post … I thank you by sending you Breath of Light (pg. 64).

Thank you, Betsy, Beth, Deb, Kathleen, Lanny, Melanie, and Stacey for this weekly forum. Check out the writers, readers, and teachers here.