Saturday, April 21, 2007

A Poem a Day #21

Today’s poem is for Kimberly at lectitans. Kimberly is a high school Latin teacher who may be interested in studying to become a librarian. She posts some excellent and thought-provoking questions for bloggers at lectitans.


GIRAFFE
by Elaine Magliaro

Giraffe is very tall—
but has a voice so small
you never hear him
bark or roar,
sneeze or snore,
screech or howl,
grunt or growl,
caterwaul…
or ever say a word at all.

Perhaps because his head’s so high,
his sounds get lost up in the sky.
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3 comments:

  1. Kimberly/lectitansApril 21, 2007 at 6:06 AM

    Thank you so much! I've been hoping I'd get a poem.

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  2. Grace LinApril 21, 2007 at 9:39 AM

    I love this poem! Of course, I do have a soft place in my heart for giraffes, too.

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  3. Saints and SpinnersApril 23, 2007 at 11:59 AM

    Lovely!

    When I was in 3rd grade, the teachers would try to herd us into silence by telling us to "be like giraffes."

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