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Faced with two blizzards in two weeks... snow has been on my mind. Inspired by the exciting Newbery win for Kwame Alexander and Crossover (his brilliant MG novel in free verse poetry) I thought I'd play around with a little slice of poetry.
Snowflakes
UNIQUE
No two alike
Each flake
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
on their individual journey
Like our students
g
n
i
w
o
r
g
at their own pace
Snowflakes
UNIQUE
Yet as they travel together they thrive
We watch
warmed
by their bright lights
they stick together
and overwhelm us with their beauty
they
*S*P*A*R*K*L*E*
Snowflakes
UNIQUE
We want them to
R E
I S
S I
E R
and
Faced with two blizzards in two weeks... snow has been on my mind. Inspired by the exciting Newbery win for Kwame Alexander and Crossover (his brilliant MG novel in free verse poetry) I thought I'd play around with a little slice of poetry.
Snowflakes
UNIQUE
No two alike
Each flake
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
on their individual journey
Like our students
g
n
i
w
o
r
g
at their own pace
Snowflakes
UNIQUE
Yet as they travel together they thrive
We watch
warmed
by their bright lights
they stick together
and overwhelm us with their beauty
they
*S*P*A*R*K*L*E*
Snowflakes
UNIQUE
We want them to
R E
I S
S I
E R
and
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| Congratulations Kwame! |
#BookLove all around for the authors and their snowflake books for readers.
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Sorry I didn't get to this sooner. I absolutely love the shape of this poem. It also love the attention you draw to the word UNIQUE through the poem. Kwame's book certainly inspires and I love what you have done here. Bravo! Good for you for sharing with an audience too, yay!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing today! I love the student to snowflake comparison! It's a perfect fit - each one is unique in their own way! Welcome to slicing!
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