Hello, beautiful readers! Today was my first day of school with my new students. Although I'm exhausted and my throat hurts from projecting my voice all day, I am happy with my classes and the students I met today. Tomorrow, I'll meet the students in my even day classes.
I'm combining two poetry prompts today because they seem to fit well together. The first is Wea've Written Weekly (W3) Prompt 224 where David invites us to write about "experiencing something familiar as if it were happening for the first time again." We have to use the word "again" in the poem so I modified my original poem to include it.
In this week's #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge, Willow invites us to write about autumn by using a Celtic syllabic poetry form. I chose to use the Seadna, which is a bit complicated. Here is the structure (which I borrowed from David's page because he explained it so well):
Each stanza has 4 lines. The lines have an 8-7-8-7 pattern.
Lines 1 and 3 end with a two-syllable word. Lines 2 and 4 end with a one-syllable word.
The poem uses rhyme:
- The last words of Lines 2 and 4 rhyme.
- The last word of Line 3 rhymes with an important word near the end of Line 4.
- The second half of the poem also has extra inside rhymes.
Every line uses alliteration, which means repeating the same beginning sound in important words.
- The last syllable of Line 1 should alliterate with the first stressed word in Line 2.
- In Line 4, the final word should alliterate with an important word just before it.
Complicated, right? Lol! Since autumn begins the new school year, and every school year is different in its own way, I decided to write about the beginning of school. I'm not sure I hit all the parts of this form, but I tried.
get to create sweet, fresh start
new ideas flourish within
hope finds home in happy heart
Would you like to try either of these prompts? Click the links below:
This fits each challenge perfectly Yvette - hope this new school year will be full of joy and success 😃🙌
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ange! I appreciate your well wishes. :-)
DeleteThe summer went by WAY too fast! But in a way, I'm glad to fall back into a routine. Loved the poem!
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way, Jan! I love my summer, but I enjoy the routine of the school year as well. Thanks for stopping by! :-)
DeleteAs the daughter of teachers and with teachers as siblings and having too many teacher friends - this is perfection!! - murisopsis
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Val! I appreciate you visiting! :-)
DeleteHi Yvette, you did a great job with this poem 💞. Robbie
ReplyDeleteThank you, Robbie! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteYvette, I love how your poem makes a new school year feel less like starting over and more like being given another chance to grow with hope!
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
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Thank you, David! Every school year is a new beginning. I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteYvette, great work putting these prompts together. Yes, that time of year has come for kids to start a new journey.
ReplyDeleteThank you, O'Nika! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteYvi, this is beautiful. School in mid-Michigan doesn't start until the 24th or 25th. The kids in the neighborhood are ready for a new start! 💜
ReplyDeleteThank you, Colleen! Once upon a time, we started after Labor Day and ended around Memorial Day, but since testing became so important, they've pushed the beginning of school earlier and earlier. I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteOh my, so sweet, Yvette. Though we've never met, I suspect you are an incredible teacher. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gwen! I love what I do, and my students seem to enjoy my class. I appreciate your kind words. :-)
DeleteEnjoy your year! I start back next week-I love that we are in a profession where we always get fresh starts!
ReplyDeleteI agree, Heather! Every year is a new beginning. Good luck with your new school year. Thanks for stopping by! :-)
DeleteAn alive poem Yvette, full of hope and promise, love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteLovely poem. Enjoy your new school year.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rall! I appreciate you stopping by! :-)
DeleteHi, Yvette❣️
ReplyDeleteJust wanna let you know that this week's W3, hosted by our beloved Judy, is now live until Monday, Aug. 24:
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Much love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
Thank you, David! It's been a busy week, so I'm just now seeing this. I'll try to get a poem done today. :-)
DeleteGood Luck with back to school. I think one of my grands may have started this week too. Why they start in the middle of the week is beyond me... but I I don't have to worry about that anymore. Glad you have good students so far!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules! I like starting on a Thursday because we spend Thursday and Friday with introductions and rules and can start real teaching on Monday. It also allows us to rest our voices after projecting them two days straight for the first time in months. Lol!
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