Friday, August 23, 2019

Poetry Friday: #DearOneLBH


 Amy Ludwig VanDerwater at The Poem Farm
is hosting this week's celebration
of beloved children's poet and anthologist,
Lee Bennett Hopkins.

I'm happy to join this celebration of Lee Bennett Hopkins today. I pulled all my poetry anthologies by Lee off my shelves, read each poem by Lee, and borrowed the line "carries us all" from the poem "School Supplies" in the book by the same title.  It wasn't long before I realized that I wanted to model my poem on his "School Supplies" poem. Here's my "Poem Train" chugging down the tracks to join today's #DearOneLBH celebration.

 
Poem Train 

This glad-Friday

 joyful-cheerful-vibrant

poem train

gathered for Lee

carries us all –

         Poem friends-

         Fans of Lee-

        Scanning lines of poetry

        and finding

        line
        after
        line

        of

       words to love.

-   Ramona Behnke
    (mentor poem – “School Supplies” by Lee Bennett Hopkins)


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10 comments:

  1. Amy LVAugust 23, 2019 at 2:43 PM

    We ARE a poem train, Ramona! And I am so grateful you are one of our cars, we "Poem friends-/Fans of Lee-. Much love. xx

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  2. Robyn Hood BlackAugust 23, 2019 at 6:22 PM

    What a terrific image, Ramona - and so many "words to love" all around today as we celebrate Lee. Thanks for keeping us moving!

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  3. Linda BAugust 23, 2019 at 8:04 PM

    I've loved every post today, Ramona, & since yours is one of the last, it's a beautiful fitting image of a train of colorful cars all celebrating Lee's words. Thank you!

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  4. Carol VarsalonaAugust 24, 2019 at 8:51 AM

    Your train just pulled into my tracks and I love the colorfulness and simple imagery of its line. We are on your poem train and Lee is our conductor leading us on.

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  5. RuthAugust 24, 2019 at 9:26 AM

    I love that picture of all of us reading through his words in order to pay him tribute.

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  6. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesAugust 25, 2019 at 9:02 AM

    All aboard! This weekend's journey has been so uplifting. You've come up with the perfect analogy and poem to celebrate reflect his adoring fans and friends.

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  7. Mary LeeAugust 25, 2019 at 9:08 AM

    This week's roundup has been tear-jerking and joy-full at the same time!

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  8. Renee LaTulippeAugust 25, 2019 at 5:14 PM

    A poem train that carries us all ... what a fitting image. Thank you, Ramona.

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  9. KayAugust 25, 2019 at 6:00 PM

    I love the poem train that this weekend has become. I love all of us reading line after line and sharing the ones we love.

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  10. Cheriee WeichelAugust 26, 2019 at 2:24 PM

    What a delightful way to see all the LBH love being shared this weekend.

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