NPM Day 22: Something Poetic - Earth Day

 

When I glanced over my poetry bookshelves, Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, popped out as a perfect choice for Earth Day. This was Amy's first book, but certainly not her last. You can read about each of her books here. I was captivated by Amy's presentation the first time I heard her speak at an All Write conference. I love following her blog, The Poem Farm (with a carefully chosen theme each year for Poetry Month), and enjoyed sharing it with my students when I was teaching.

I told my three-year old grandson this morning that it was Earth Day. He asked, "What do we do on Earth Day?"  

"Maybe we should take a walk," I suggested, "and look for the beauty that surrounds us."

While sitting on their screened in porch, I encouraged Ollie to listen a bit. He pointed to the mama cardinal on their roof singing sweetly and exclaimed, "Music!" I love that he already identifies the song of the birds as music!

I hope you have a chance to spend some time outdoors celebrating with Mother Earth today. 

"Something poetic" every day is my commitment for NPM this year. 

I'll spotlight a favorite poem or book or poet or share a quote I love. 

Maybe I'll even stretch myself and occasionally write an original poem.