Pencil Eraser Stamp
Carving & Photo by Amy LV
Students - Happy New School Year! Here where I live in Western New York, school is not yet back in session, but I know that many of you have already met your new teachers and classmates, and I have even seen photographs of some of your beautiful new notebooks here online. The new school year is much like a new notebook, filled with possibility and pages for you to fill with your own curiosity and goodness, observations and dreams.
I wrote today's poem as a gift for Kat Apel, as part of this year's Poetry Friday summer poem swap generously organized by Tabatha Yeatts. Each year, Tabatha invites us Poetry Friday folks to sign up for their chosen number of poem swaps. Then she matches us up with each other, and we send each other poems and other surprises in the mail. Most of us have never met in person, so this all feels like having a one time poem pen pal, and it is extremely wonderful of Tabatha to organize this. Just look at this handmade notebook that I received (along with a magical poem which I will share as soon as I find the notebook I tucked it into!) from Michelle Kogan. I feel so lucky and still have to decide what I will write on these pages.
Dream Notebook by Michelle Kogan
Photo by Amy LV
My poem, you may have noticed, is a simple list poem of wishes for another writer. What I would wish for me, I wish for Kat. It felt good to make wishes for a faraway, nevermet friend, and this is something you might want to try sometime. You need not write to someone you have never met. If you prefer, you could write a wish poem for a family member, friend, or even a pet! Poems make fine fine presents.
And just so you know, while I wrote today's poem for Kat earlier this summer, the words hold true for you too. I wish every one of you every part of this poem...and so much more.
Margaret is hosting this week's Poetry Friday roundup at Reflections on the Teche...with the poem swap poem she received and a zeno of her own too! Each week we gather together, sharing poems, books, and poetry ideas all at one blog. All are always welcome to visit, comment, and post.
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