Gifts of the Season

Hello Friends,

Thank you, Jone, for hosting this weekend's Poetry Friday. 

What lovely, lovely poetry swaps I received this December. I'm grateful for the swap and the smiles they bring.

Tricia sent gifts of a poem, handmade notebook and zippered pouch and exquisite shell ornament. I'm traveling over the holidays and this notebook is now my travel journal. I look forward to sharing what comes from it.

Tricia's poem is a found haiku ( a favorite activity of mine--hunting for the right syllable count in an existing text). And, look! She used my OLW for '24, WORLD. It was a sweet and thoughtful package.

This is a Good World (found by Tricia Stohr-Hunt)

Found haiku from The Show is Deep on the Ground
by Kenneth Patchen

I

snow is beautiful
moving in its whiteness
this is a good world

II

God shall not forget us
lights of heaven glow softly
the sky knows our love

Sigh....just beautiful. Thank you, Tricia

And, I also received some FUN from Sarah. She read my post last week and packed an envelope full of stickers and postcards (which I love!) and a super fun limerick. It's a much needed smile and giggle the day before winter break. Thank you, Sarah!

A Limerick for Linda

There once was a girl at a zoo
who caused a hullabaloo--
she gave a bassoon 
to every baboon,
and horns to each chimpanzee too!

Sarah Grace Tuttle

Such a blast! I can't wait to use stickers on snail mail & school!