I love daisies. They seem unpretentious flowers to me. I also love how the name for the daisy comes from the term "day's eye." That is what gave me the idea for the following acrostic. Day’s eye, wide Awake, standing In a meadow Staring at the sky—its bright Yellow face turned toward the sun.
I worked as an elementary school teacher for more than three decades and as a school librarian for three years. I also taught a children's literature course at Boston University from 2002-2008. I served on the advisory board of the Keene State College Children’s Literature Festival from 2006-2008 and as a member of the NCTE Poetry Committee from 2009-2012. "Things to Do," my first children's book, won the 2018 Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children's Literature and a 2018 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor Award.
4 comments:
This is such a sweet and simple poem. I love it!
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
First daffodils, now daisies. Loving your flower poems!
Beth
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I love this, Elaine. The simple words make a beautiful picture--great reflection of daisies!
I love acrostics. Nice.
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