April -- NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 14 -- and Kilmer's Tree -- a Poem for Friday Writings
"Horse Apple Tree" -- Copyright Jimmiehov 2006
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Teacher's Way
Teacher said, write a poem due Friday
So I wrote my heart out that evening
Didn't tell my mom, no help wanted
I used most all I'd learned in Grammar
Knew not poetry writing was taught
Mine showing sentences diagrammed
That wasn't how the teacher wanted
She liked nursery rhymes and songs to sing
Monday morning we compared to trees
Learned of Joyce Kilmer--tree was a poem
Learned, grammar is nothing like a tree
Learned poetry is more fun to write
Learned "I think I shall never see a Poem ... "
Learned, I think, how to use 'Metaphors"
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- Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2006 and 2018 (photo) and 2023 (poem) Respectively, All Rights Reserved
- Photo was previously posted Sunday, August 06, 2006 (Adi and Jonah's trees)
- And January 18, 2018 (Plant a Tree for Grandmother)
- I am linked with Rosemary at the Friday Writings #72,
- Rosemary has invited us to write about writing: either write a poem about writing poetry, or tell us a story about story-telling
- I am also linked with Day Fourteen, NaPoWriMo, where we were instructed to write a Parady or Satire of a Famous Sonnet Poem, As you can see, I did not follow this prompt instruction which is optional, but I did use a famous poem to ???
- "0⁰" How did I get this "0⁰"?
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Labels: Fiction, Friday Writings, NaPoWriMo 2023, Poem, School, Syllabic Form, Trees
posted by Jim @ 4/14/2023 11:04:00 PM
11 comments
11 Comments:
grammar is nothing like a tree... yes!! agree!! made me smile! that is a line that can inspire a poem!
cool poem, Jim :)
that was me, ladyleemanila ;)
Do all children get that poem to learn, or was it only our generation? Perhaps it's true we shall never see ... but it gives us something to aspire to. I enjoyed this glimpse into schoolboy Jim, and I'm glad of whatever had you start to play with poetry.
Writing poems really is an inside job even though we learn from others! I can imagine a young boy taking the teacher's task to heart and wanting to do it all on his own. :)
I wrote a poem once copying Kilmer's Tree style ... about Shrove Tuesday and Pancakes. So much fun channeling him. I think you are ready to channel him too.
Learned grammar is nothing like a tree. Yes there's more to learn about poetry as we go on writing.
"grammar is nothing like a tree" - such wisdom only comes from age and experience. I wasn't really interested in poetry in school. More of drawing and painting. :)
The ways people (try to) teach poetry in school...!
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Grammar is certainly nothing like a tree. It's more like a terrifying, ever-changing monster (we can grow to love),
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