Tuesday, March 20, 2018

{solsc} 20/31 #sol18 Rain-Washed Clouds

It must be the day for writing Paint Chip Poetry. I often used this activity when I taught Creative Writing. Today Margaret Simon shared her poetry and how she uses this activity in her classroom. If you are feeling adventurous, give it a try. I found my paint chip on Pinterest!

Waking early
Rain washed gray clouds 
Create a windy blue light
to the day

Drinking coffee
Drizzle falls teasing the tulips
up from the ground

Writing Poetry
As storm clouds gather and 
Rain brings spring to the world



8 comments:

  1. I love these colors, but when it comes to describing a day, it is kind of gloomy! This could describe our weather here today, too. I love the line "drizzle falls teasing the tulips." Our magnolia is about to burst with blooms and snow is forecasted. I hope they are wrong.

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  2. What a really cool idea. It provides vocabulary that a student may not think of otherwise. I love it!

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  3. This idea does get one to thinking. Our day it much like yours - drizzle and gloomy.

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  4. The rain just started falling here. Not a great start to spring, but your poem is beautiful. The last line is full of peace and hope.

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  5. "Teasing tulips up from the ground" is a lovely image. I saw mine peaking their green tops through the ground this morning.

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  6. Those descriptive words are usually present in March. Love the way you incorporated them into the poem. Now I want to go to Lowes and look through the paint chip area.

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  7. I love this. I will forever look at the mood of the day...literally and figuratively, as a paint chip. Mark

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  8. I have never heard of paint chip poetry before, and I love this idea! Paint names are always so creative anyway, and it is such a great challenge to incorporate all the colors/color words into a poem. I see some browsing in the paint chip aisle in my future!

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