Don’t you love moss? When I’m on a trail walk, surrounded by lots of moss, it just makes me happy. I’m going to focus on that today instead of the storm-related stresses that have dominated the week here on Cape Cod!
There is a delightful website all about children’s poetry; it’s based in England and called “Dirigible Balloon.” It’s a fun source of poetry for kids, parents, and teachers, with no advertising or other clutter… just poems that are fun, funny, meditative, lyrical, and more!
My poem “Moss” is now up on Dirigible Balloon. This one’s for you, all my fellow moss fans!
On Fridays, I love taking part in Poetry Friday when I can, where writers share resources about children’s poetry. This week, Linda hosts the Poetry Friday Roundup today at her blog TeacherDance. Check out the celebration of poetry there today!
Love it! I just recently heard about that website. I love how poems are displayed. I snagged “Moss” to share with my middle school students. It’s wonderful. Thank you! I’m glad moss makes you happy. There are things in nature that just make me happy too. Sticks, I love sticks. They make me happy.
Linda, I’m smiling just thinking about you sharing my poem with middle schoolers… and then imagining what they might want to train their attention on and write about. Thank you!
Deep in the shady woods in the mountains, one can find that lucious moss you wrote about, Mary, but down here on the flat, maybe a little, also in shade & needing to be watered! I read a few other poems on the site, by poets I’ve met at Highlights. They are all fun!
Thank you for checking out my poem, Linda, and the Dirigible Balloon site. It’s fun, isn’t it?
You make moss positively yummy! My poem today features some moss as well…
Haha! I noticed that. Thanks, Heidi!
Mary, congratulations on your poem at The Dirigible Balloon. I love the photo you took of moss in Ireland. It does look like a giant green pillow.
Thank you so much, Carol!
Your poem is lovely, Mary! Congratulations!
Thank you, Laura!