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Poems for a March Sunday by Lynne Dorfman

3/6/2016

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Recipe for a Poem
 
A sprinkle of sunshine,
A powder of snow,
Mix in some emotions,
Add rhyme to the dough.
Beat in a few metaphors,
Season with sounds,
Stir slowly with rhythm,
Add color by mounds.
Chop fine some similes,
Pat in white space,
Whip up a title,
Delight in its taste!
 
Rain
Spilling over
     from heaven’s teacup
Its sweetness soaks the earth
     like orange sherbet
Cleansing the palates of
      flowers, trees, and meadows
Causing streams to sing
      and jungles to steam
As forests send pine-scented winds
       to nearby cities where
Pigeons bathe in
      glorious puddles
And windshield wipers
     Beat like metronomes
To the rhythm of the rain,
              The heavenly rain,
                          The glorious rain
That washes the world
         clean and new again.
 
 
 
 


17 Comments
Diane Anderson (newtreemom) link
3/6/2016 05:24:15 am

You chose all the right ingredients!
Lovely description of the rain, catching the feeling of that freshness!

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lynne dorfman link
3/6/2016 06:13:11 am

Thanks, Diane! It was fun doing a poem in the form of a recipe. I don't usually try to rhyme!

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Clare link
3/6/2016 05:39:35 am

Lynne - love the poems! I am going to try some poetry this month so I will keep the ingredients in mind! I really do think you should think about a book with snapshots like Ralph Fletchers - you could also layer your knowledge of craft into somehow. I never thought of bundling my writing in any way - they just seem to be everywhere and I write them down. I have thought about a pattern to them. Interesting thought... we might need to talk more about both these ideas!! Such fun.
Clare

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lynne dorfman link
3/6/2016 06:16:15 am

Yes. I think we should talk and help each other sketch out some possibilities in Boston at ILA. Or I will make a separate trip. Thanks for your encouraging words!

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Aileen Hower link
3/6/2016 06:12:10 am

Oh, Lynne! What a gift your writing, and especially your poetry is. It gifts beautiful images as it transverses across the page!

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Shaggerspicchu link
3/6/2016 06:14:12 am

I love poetry. Yours today are beautiful. I love the idea of a recipe for a poem. Very fun idea!

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Fran
3/6/2016 06:19:25 am

Recipe for a Poem really sticks with me this morning (maybe because I'm thinking of a recipe for breakfast). I love "Mix in some emotions,
Add rhyme to the dough." I'm not sure I deliberately think of emotions when writing poetry. A new lens for me to consider when drafting or revsising!

Have a wonderful Sunday! Enjoy the rain!

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Kevin Hodgson link
3/6/2016 06:38:45 am

Listen ...
I left you some crumbs
of the poem
I made in my pocket:
an assortment of words but no rhymes,
and after I had nibbled a bit
on theme and variation,
I put the poem away for a snack
for when the world was too tumbly to understand
and I figured, there's always enough poem
to go around.
Take a nibble and make your own.

--Kevin, inspired by your poem ....

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lynne dorfman link
3/6/2016 08:24:30 am

Oh, Kevin! Thanks for this poem. When I had a 4th grade classroom, we made a Poetree beginning with my poem. Students wrote off a line or phrase and so on - growing branches and challenging the young poets each day.

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Carol Varsalona link
3/6/2016 08:44:36 am

Kevin is so creative and Lynn your poem is special. If you have a winter photo and would like I can post your poem/photo combination on the gallery, Winter Wanderings, I am creating. Here is the link to the invitation: http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2016/01/invitation-to-create.html

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Adrienne
3/6/2016 07:36:59 am

I love writing poetry but I am always hesitant to share it. Yours is beautiful and I feel inspired to share some of mine.

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Jennifer link
3/6/2016 07:42:19 am

First of all...I've read your book! I had no idea you were a part of the SOL community. How cool! :)

Secondly, I loved your poems, especially the first one. It was so playful and fun to read!

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Stacey Shubitz link
3/6/2016 08:52:31 am

I love your recipe for a poem, as well as the poem you wrote. I wish I had the ability to write rhyming poems. They're gd-awful when I do write them. Alas, not all poems have to rhyme. :)

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Shelly
3/6/2016 09:55:48 am

Absolutely love your poems, Lynne! You are such an inspiration!

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Diane Dougherty link
3/6/2016 01:47:03 pm

Lynne, love the poems. The image of the palate cleansing rain...the idea of a recipe. Good stuff.

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Tara link
3/6/2016 02:39:03 pm

Such fun to read...and I loved the rhythm of the lines, too.

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Alan j Wright link
3/6/2016 07:11:43 pm

Not one but two poems Lynne. A bounty indeed. Enjoyed reading your words immensely. You are a word weaver. Loved the imagery. Loved the list poem structure of the Recipe for a Poem. Your writing reflects the use of best words in tight spaces leading to the creation of sparks!

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    Lynne loves to write in the early morning hours, especially in warm weather when she can sit outside on the patio.  After a walk with her three Welsh Corgis, her mind is cleared and her spirit is inspired by the choir of birds in nearby bushes and trrees. 

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