Saturday, January 3, 2015

Poetry Friday

An acrostic for my OLW for 2015:

Moving On

Steps,
Tiny steps, with time to
Refresh, to celebrate
Each day's small effort as I seek
To gently grow,
Comfortable as a cat, content and
Happy to move forward slowly.

                      - Ramona Behnke


Thanks to Tricia for hosting our first poetry roundup of 2015.  Head over to The Miss Rumphius Effect to enjoy more poems for this new year.

10 comments:

  1. Beautiful for the year ahead, Ramona, those tiny steps appeal!

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  2. Stretch is such a good word Ramona! I have yet to commit to my word. Each time I read someone else's makes if more difficult to choose. Happy New Year! Looking forward to hearing about your "Stretching" activities.

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  3. Thinking of you this morning as a cat! Great word!!

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  4. I love this, Ramona! It's so important to remember that tiny steps and small efforts are often just as effective, sometimes even more so, than big, grand gestures. This is something I struggle with, so thank you for your lovely poem. I'll keep it as a reminder to "move forward slowly." Happy New Year!

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  5. Mary Lee let me know you had written a OLW acrostic. I used yours along with hers and mine in an Emaze for students about their own OLW. Hope it's OK with you.
    http://app.emaze.com/@AOFLCWZL/one-little-word

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    1. Margaret, I'm so amazed at the incredible tools you use with your students - I want to be in your classroom. Wish I had seen this before I taught the teenagers today at church. I spoke with them about creative ways to express their faith.

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  6. Slowly moving forward is indeed the way to go. Deliberate certain steps. :) Happy New Year!

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  7. Your acrostic is meaningful to me as well, Ramona. I need to learn to be content moving forward slowly. Thank you.

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