Summer snuck up on me this year, as it often does in Wisconsin. Cool weather, late snowstorm, cool weather, frost warnings, wham! Everything’s green and growing out of control. I’m tempted to give up on the flower beds, and it’s barely June.Here’s most of a poem about one of my favorite things to do in summer:
Summer Reading
On a blanket in the backyard,
Up on a branch in a wide old tree,
Tucked in a tent beneath the stars, or
Sailing on the sea,
In a gently rocking hammock,
D…
Everywhere I go, I always bring a book with me!
Somehow, I can’t seem to find a line beginning with D that works. (You noticed that it’s an acrostic, right?) So I made a list of D words: down, diving, dining, daring, doing, and so on.
That unfinished line also needs to rhyme with tree, sea, and me. So I made a list of rhyming words: bumblebee, knee, wee, free, tea. I consulted a rhyming dictionary: chickadee, glee, canopy, scenery, fernery, memory, meadowy, and shadowy, among many others, some hilariously unfitting. I tried starting over with a different end rhyme and came back to this one.Perhaps I have painted myself into a corner. I’ll go outside to think. Offer a suggestion in the comments if you like.
Lin Oliver, SCBWI Executive Director, explains the project in a video. You can download or browse the whole list.
JoAnn Early Macken
How about "Dreaming of the stories inside of me...."
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ann! That line would work except that I used "me" to end the following one. I do like dreaming, though. I'll keep thinking!
ReplyDeleteHow about, "Daring, dreaming and free"
ReplyDeleteJoAnn, I like that you posed a question to all of us to see what fits. When the poem is finished, please think about joining my summer gallery with an offering. I enjoyed reading this post and watching the video.
ReplyDeleteOr, 'Dawdling, dangling, dreaming and free.'?
ReplyDeleteOr 'Drifting'?
Have fun. :)
Hello dear JoAnn, Fun poem process, to share with everyone. It's a great teaching post to return to. I don't
ReplyDeletehave anything to add to the 2 gre8t eyedears here. But will come back if I think of something.
Hope you go back to those flower beds :)
Happy summer to everyone.
Jan
I do have a line for the D part of this sweet acrostic
ReplyDeleteDozing with dandelion memories.
How about...
ReplyDelete"Draped on the sofa lazily"
I really like what you have so far. Good luck on getting that last line. Thanks for the SCBWI reading list link.
ReplyDeleteI didn't say the most important part of my thoughts -
ReplyDeleteI love this poem. Especially the memory of reading in on a brancheof a tree. a
How about: Diving in with delighted glee
ReplyDeleteThinking along the lines of a summer cottage... "Down, under top bunk canopy"
ReplyDeleteOh, what lovely suggestions! I've been outside gardening, walking, & reading for much of the weekend. What fun to return to these helpful comments! Thank you all!
ReplyDeleteHow about "Dreaming, flying free" ?
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