Stacey of Two Writing Teachers has invited people to participate in A One Week Poetry Challenge. Saturday was Day 1 of 8. In her post on April 12th, she wrote about recipe poems. I had also written about recipe and how to make… poems at Wild Rose Reader last week. You can read my two posts here and here.
I was up early today. (I would like to note that we haven’t seen much sun around here since spring arrived.) I was sipping my cup of coffee this morning as light streamed into the den. That’s when I was inspired to write a recipe poem. Here it is:
Recipe Poem: How to Make a Morning
By Elaine Magliaro
Melt a galaxy of stars
in a large blue bowl.
Knead the golden sun
and let it rise in the East.
Spread the sky
with a layer of lemony light.
Blend together
until brimming with brightness.
Fold in dewdrops.
Sprinkle with songbirds.
Garnish with a chorus
of cock-a-doodle-doos.
Set out on a platter at dawn
and enjoy.
This is lovely. I hope your mornings these days are full of the sights and sounds of spring and not the fluffy white stuff.
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ReplyDeleteThanks! It was so good to see the sun this morning. It hasn't been snowing of late--but it's been really gray and drizzly here.
Oh, I absolutely love that!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Erin! There's nothing like a little sunshine after a spate of gray, rainy days to inspire poetry.
ReplyDeleteThat is really lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jules. Sometimes seeing the sun after a long spell of cloudy days can get a person excited enough to write a poem.
ReplyDeleteSprinkle with songbirds indeed. I was awakened quite early to the call of the "chickadee-dee-dee" and someone calling "teacher teacher." What a lovely poem, Elaine.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kelly! I hope you're enjoying your stay in New Hampshire. My daughter went to Saint Anselm College in Manchester. Believe it or not--it snowed the day she graduated in May of 2002!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - I was looking for a recipe poem to read to my class of 9 and 10 year olds and found this one. The silence at the end as I read it was amazing. Thank you for sharing, and motivating in turn!
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