by A. L. Gordon
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone;
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.
from This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort
selected by Georgia Heard
Candlewick Press, 2002
Meribeth C. Shank reviews books for young people, writes picture books, has taught adult classes on Writing Books for Young People, has worked in Media Centers, Libraries, and bookstores, and earned her MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College and her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Goshen College. meribethshank@gmail.com
Monday, October 26, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
Ring Around the World (Monday Poem)
by Annette Wynne
Ring around the world
Taking hands together
All across the temperate
And the torrid weather.
Past the royal palm trees
By the ocean sand
Make a ring around the world
Taking each other's hand;
In the valleys, on the hill,
Over the prairie spaces,
There's a ring around the world
Made of children's friendly faces.
from This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort
selected by Georgia Heard
Candlewick Press, 2002
Monday, October 12, 2020
Hold Fast Your Dreams (Monday Poem)
by Louise Driscoll
Within your heart
Keep one still, secret spot
Where dreams may go,
And sheltered so,
May thrive and grow --
Where doubt and fear are not.
Oh, keep a place apart
Within your heart,
For little dreams to go.
from This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort
selected by Georgia Heard
Candlewick Press, 2002
Monday, October 5, 2020
Hurt No Living Thing (Monday Poem)
by Christina Rossetti
Hurt no living thing,
Ladybird nor butterfly,
Nor moth with dusty wing,
Nor cricket chirping cheerily,
Nor grasshopper, so light of leap,
Nor dancing gnat,
Nor beetle fat,
Nor harmless worms that creep.
from Sing a Song of Seasons
A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year
selected by Fiona Waters
illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon
Candlewick Press, 2018
A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year
selected by Fiona Waters
illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon
Candlewick Press, 2018