Monday, October 27, 2014

on the edge of the smoke – v3

out our kitchen window
above the white New England church
fifty feet further away
or maybe one hundred
yet the bird seemingly lifted,
distances foreshortened,
on the cusp of the chimney
buoyed on the edge of the smoke

the wisps of clouds dancing
fingers of gossamer white
maybe cotton candy
extruded, extending, attached,
before the pale robin’s egg blue
of winter’s morning sky
the bird rising, soaring with,
on the edge of the smoke

only a short moment
looking down at the dishes,
trying to look back to capture
but the brief spell broken
the actors already parted
the bird flying separate
no longer tethered, flying, rising
on the edge of the smoke

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edited October 27, 2014
on the edge of the smoke – v3

edited January 11, 2014
on the edge of the smoke – v2
January 10, 2014
on the edge of the smoke
written and read to the English class at the start
1/10/2014
&
edited January 10, 2014
Water – English – Science – v2
January 8, 2014
Water – English – Science
(written, as a challenge to myself, about the next unit in 8th grade science,
about water)
written as part of three additional classes with my English class
-          the first session we brainstormed words on a topic of our choice (1/2/2014)
-          the second class we handwrote a poem using these words (1/8/2014)
-          the third class (1/10/2014)
&
edited January 5, 2014
under the sky – v2
December 19, 2013
under the sky
written as part of the third of three classes
at Katahdin Middle High School
where the assignment was our best Christmas present ever
about Ruth and my wedding in 2004
&
Edited December 14, 2013
Snow on the Mountain – v3
December 13, 2013
Snow on the Mountain
(as Lisa Timberlake copied it from the board)
presentation:
Snow on the Mountain
Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives exercise
with 8th Grade students
at Katahdin Middle High School
December 13, 2013

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