R is for ride, too. Our motorcycles arrived yesterday evening in perfect shape. I had my denim skirt on, but I took it for a spin around the block as soon as it hopped out of the van...no helmet, no jacket, no gloves, no valid license plate...what a Rebel! Boy, did that feel fine! Now to get our driver's licenses here and get these registered and inspected here. Sigh. No real riding until that is done.
R is for READ2M - I thought first it was Read 2 ME and then I reread it... ah, "read to 'em" - probably a teacher's plate.
Read to Them
Read to them
the books they need
the books they want
the books they breathe
read to them
and give them words
and give them thoughts
and give them...birds
and dinosaurs
and little bugs
and knowledge that's
like little hugs
read to them
from days of old
those tales we loved
that we were told
read to them
of Alice, Seuss,
of Treasure Isle
and Mother Goose.
read to them
the tried and true
then read to them
of something new
comparing hair
lights in the night
how poems sing
about Great White
read to them
and read some more
sit on the bed
sit on the floor
whatever you do
wherever and when
just remember to
read to them.
by Donna JT Smith ©2019
7th stanza references to:
*Can I Touch Your Hair by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
*Flashlight Night by Matt Forrest Esenwine
*Bayou Song by Margaret Gibson Simon
*Great White Sharks in Action by Buffy Silverman
Nice poem - and remember to wear a helmet every.single.time. Brain noggin needs protection for poetry. - Erin (http://www.erinpenn.com/blog/)
ReplyDeleteYes, to the helmet! I have always worn a helmet...it was a reckless first!
DeleteVery important words in that poem! Ideally, reading from an actual book, with the child in your lap! Not, handing them an iPad! Oh, how it concerns me to see so many tiny ones just staring at screens in the shopping carts! All the experiences they are missing, for the sake of "easy" parenting I guess.
ReplyDeleteI think we have gone overboard with technology...parenting should never be easy. It isn't parenting then.
DeleteGreat advice, I love the way you can connect the plates and your poems. Good job!
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Thanks, Donna. I've been so busy lately that I am not getting around to comment as I should.
DeleteDonna! Thank you for the nod to CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? I love this poem. xo
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