One of the poems that my kids enjoyed reading aloud over and over again simply because it feels good to say, was: Weather Eve Merriam
Dot a dot dot dot a dot dot Spotting the windowpane. Spack a spack speck flick a flack fleck Freckling the windowpane. A spatter a scatter a wet cat a clatter A splatter a rumble outside. Umbrella umbrella umbrella umbrella Bumbershoot barrel of rain. Slosh a galosh slosh a galosh Slither and slather a glide A puddle a jump a puddle a jump A puddle a jump puddle splosh A juddle a pump a luddle a dump A pudmuddle jump in and slide! But the poem they most enjoyed and still ask to read over and over was The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. I won't put it in this e-mail because it's too long, but they loved the rhyme, the repetition and the eerie mood of the poem. After reading the Highwayman they asked for other narrative poetry and we went on to read The Lady of Shallot and The Cremation of Sam McGee. Carla -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TLP Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 2:11 PM To: Middle talk; Lit Site Subject: [LIT] Just One Poem...Mid List Anthology! What is one poem, sure to generate interest, that makes the readers think wonder and question? Please share. Here is mine: Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
