Caapoo 2011
Photo by Amy LV
This poem is no longer
available.
It will soon be a book!
Students - when I was a little girl, I had a blanket named Caapoo. His name was pronounced CAA-poo, not Caa-POO, and I remember my parents telling me how I once corrected my Great Aunt Kay who mispronounced his name as Caa-POO. That would not do!
I loved my blanket and his special smell, and I used to tell him all of my secrets. Several years ago, I had a poem published in LADYBUG MAGAZINE titled "My Bear" about whispering secrets into a teddy bear's ear. This poem was really about stuffed bears, dogs, favorite pillows and blankets...anything that a person sleeps with and whispers to and loves.
I wrote today's poem some time ago, when my old blanket-friend was still living in a drawer in my childhood home. Recently, my dad found Caapoo in a box and gave him back to me. I don't sleep with a blanket anymore, but it's still good to have him around.
What
special objects do you love? Do you remember any particular smells that
you think will stay with you for your whole life? Go ahead...write
about them.
If you love blankets and stories about blankets, don't miss Bob Graham's picture book, THE RED WOOLEN BLANKET. Like every other book Bob has written and illustrated, this one is full of heart, goodness, and giggles too!
Teachers - I am so glad that you stopped by. Please know that I will be posting and sharing poetry and classroom-poem ideas each Friday. The after-poem words in each post are directed straight to students, so you can trust they will be appropriate and safe for SMART board or center use. I also welcome you to share any poem ideas or student work...if you look in the sidebar, you will see "CLASSROOM POETRY PEEKS." These are posts chock-full of stories, photos, and fresh ideas from wonderful teachers, all about sharing poetry in school.
Thinking about things we love has me also thinking about things others have lost in the wake of Hurricane Irene. If you would like to donate a book to the Wells Memorial Library in Upper Jay, NY or the West Hartford Public Library in West Hartford, Vermont, visit Kate Messner's blog for information on how to do so. If you are an author or artist who might like to donate a book or artwork, please visit Kate's post here.
Thinking about things we love has me also thinking about things others have lost in the wake of Hurricane Irene. If you would like to donate a book to the Wells Memorial Library in Upper Jay, NY or the West Hartford Public Library in West Hartford, Vermont, visit Kate Messner's blog for information on how to do so. If you are an author or artist who might like to donate a book or artwork, please visit Kate's post here.
Today's Poetry Friday snuggle is over at Tricia's The Miss Rumphius Effect. And if you didn't know, Tricia posts regular Monday Poetry Stretches where anyone can write and share! You can see last week's stretch here - Natural Forces.
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