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Pages HOME WEBSITE FIND A POEM POETRY PEEKS SHARING OUR NOTEBOOKS CONTACT Friday, August 14, 2020 Do You Have a Secret? Snow Body by Amy LV amylvpoemfarm · I Have A Secret - a poem by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Students - I am reading (finishing, sigh!) a wonderful, magical book right now titled THE MURMUR OF BEES by Sofia Segovia. This novel takes place during the time of the Spanish Flu, and I am especially intrigued by the character of Simonopio who has a mystical relationship with bees. Perhaps this is why today's poem involves a bit of enchantment. I awoke this morning and simply took some quiet time to think. And at once, I could almost feel my body fill with snow. I could see this, this thing that is not true yet feels true. If I really DID have a body filled with snow, no one would be able to see it. This would be a secret, and while it is not true, it feels like a true secret today. What might be a true possible secret for you? Go ahead and just sit still and think. Imagine. Allow the magic in. And if you wish, write about your secret. You need not show your writing to anyone, but of course you may if you wish. And remember, what we put into our hearts and minds comes out in one way or another, so it is important to consider what we allow our brains and hearts to eat. I think I will be reading more magical realism. Speaking of magic and connections, I feel so fortunate to have participated in one of Tabatha's poetry swaps this summer. Tabatha, of The Opposite of Indifference, often gets such good fun going, and last week, my mailbox and I were tickled to receive this beautiful notebook made by Jone of DeoWriter ! Poem and Notebook by Jone Photo by Amy LV Her lovely poem reads: bristly rose pollen a bee gathers nature's gold for future poems I adore how Jone refers to pollen as nature's gold and adore imagining the future poems of honey. Does Jone know we have bees and hope to harvest honey for the first time this year? Does she know that I have planted these exact roses out front of our home? Does she know that I am reading THE MURMUR OF BEES? Magic. Magic and gratitude. Thank you to Jone and to Tabatha for bringing such a perfect poem present to me. Molly is hosting this week's Poetry Friday party over at Nix the Comfort Zone with the roundup a monotetra poem bidding farewell to her area code 207 in Maine. We invite everybody to join in each Friday as we share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship. Check out my left sidebar to learn where to find this poetry goodness each week of the year. Please share a comment below if you wish.day If you are under 13 years old, please comment only with a parent or as part of a group with your teacher and class. Posted by Amy LV at 9:17 AM 2 comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels: Audio Recording of Poetry , Secret Poems , Snow Poems , Writing Ideas Friday, July 31, 2020 Give Free Verse Advice amylvpoemfarm · Sometimes It's Simple - a poem by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Students - Have you ever watered a plant? When I water plants, I almost think I can hear them whisper, "Thank you." Sometimes it really is the smallest, simplest act that brings a person joy. Here's something to try: pay attention to every small part of a day. Which bring you clear happiness? Keep a list of these things. Maybe one day you will wish to write long about one of them. Today's poem does not rhyme and does not have a special rhythm. But the lines are short, and they are short so that a reader slows down while reading. I have decided to call this a free verse advice poem. Here is one of my freshly watered plants. It says, "Hi!" Happy Plant Photo by Amy LV Catherine is hosting this week's Poetry Friday party over at Reading to the Core with a magical book recommendation and the magical poem one of its paintings inspired her to write. We invite everybody to join in each Friday as we share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship. Check out my left sidebar to learn where to find this poetry goodness each week of the year. Please share a comment below if you wish.day If you are under 13 years old, please comment only with a parent or as part of a group with your teacher and class. Posted by Amy LV at 9:46 AM 7 comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels: Advice Poems , Audio Recording of Poetry , Free Verse , Plant Poems , Writing Ideas Friday, July 24, 2020 Poems About Endings Clara and Her Kittens on May 1 Photo by Amy LV Henry and Clary Sage on July 21 Photo by Amy LV amylvpoemfarm · Fostering Kittens - a poem by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Students - On Sunday, the last two kittens our family is fostering will be off to their new homes. Throughout this spring and summer of Covid-19, we have had the pleasure of caring for a mother cat named Clara (her new family named her Molly) and Clara's five kittens: Nutmeg (now Opal), Pepper, Clary Sage, Rosemary, and Ginger (soon to be Gertrude Stein). Caring for these kittens and watching them grow has given our family so much joy. Now it is natural and right for them to have bigger lives in homes of their own, but still...it is sad to split them up and to say goodbye. Poems stand by us in times of emotion: happiness, fear, grief. Wherever you are right now, there is a poem to match. Have you ever written a poem about letting something go? If you wish to try this, you might start by making a list of losses you have experienced and then choosing one to write from. Oftentimes our joys and sorrows hold hands and together, these feelings and experiences make us who we are. In your poem, see if you can hold two emotions at once. Did you notice that I repeated the words they were ours ? This poem is very short, but those words are important, important enough for me to write twice. Repetition is a way to slowly sew meaning into a reader's heart. When you write, reread your work to see if there are words or lines important enough to repeat. Margaret is hosting this week's Poetry Friday party over at Reflections on the Teche with a generous share and the question: What is Poetry? We invite everybody to join in each Friday as we share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship. Check out my left sidebar to learn where to find this poetry goodness each week of the year. Please share a comment below if you wish.day If you are under 13 years old, please comment only with a parent or as part of a group with your teacher and class. Posted by Amy LV at 8:39 AM 9 comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels: Audio Recording of Poetry , Cat Poem , Foster Kittens , Kitten Poem , Love Poems , Poems about Endings , Writing Ideas Friday, July 17, 2020 Just Make Something - A List Poem Dough Photo by Amy LV Dough with Homemade Strawberry Jam Photo by Amy LV Baked Scones Photo by Amy LV Cut Scones Photo by Amy LV amylvpoemfarm · Just Make Something -- - a poem by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Students - This morning my husband had a colleague over for a meeting, and so I decided to make jammy scones! These are a favorite of our daughter Georgia, and it was fun to make them again. Whenever I'm not sure what to do, I make something...and then all is well. Here is the recipe for today's scones if you wish to make them yourself. An Old Favorite Cookbook Photo by Amy LV Yum! Try it Out! Photo by Amy LV Jan is hosting this week's Poetry Friday party over at Bookseedstudio with a lovely poem in honor of her swimming mom. We invite everybody to join in each Friday as we share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship. Check out my left sidebar to learn where to find this poetry goodness each week of the year. Please share a comment below if you wish.day If you are under 13 years old, please comment only with a parent or as part of a group with your teacher and class. Posted by Amy LV at 12:08 PM 10 comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Shar...