Plentiful Poetry

I had a good time today, didn't you? I visited a place in my brain I hadn't used in years - those poetry muscles. Like a car that has been sitting in the garage too long, my creative brain muscles struggled to be revived. It felt kinda good, like a good stretch when it gets the kinks out. Thanks, Jayne, for the fun exercise in writing poetry. I really liked the structure provided through the writing about colors strategy; even I felt like I might be successful in my attempt. Every student wants to experience that feeling; this experience was a powerful reminder of that important point. It is interesting how coincidence can play out in our lives - imagine that we then had Dr. Rice to share the joy in READING poetry today as a follow up to Jaynes morning poetry lesson! Dr. Rice clearly is joyful about poetry and it is infectious. I haven't really read any poetry in years but I now plan to do some serious searching for some of the books on her list. I can actually see ways in which I could successfully implement poetry in several of the topics I teach, something I had never previously considered. I was pretty impressed by Dr. Rice - by her passion for poetry, her expertise and of course her youthful good looks! It is too late for me but if there is a secret for her young appearance she could make a lot of money selling it!