A Day to Mull Over Poems

The Dance I Done by Dottty

I am a Free Spirit by Cathy

Yesterday, on Friday, we had four poems brought into our class. Fay brought in Georga 'Da Wash, a poem written by her mother in 1930. Joe read a poem he wrote which is Our Five Senses. Dotty's brought in The Dance I Done, another poem she has written. And Cathy brought in, I am a Free Spirit, a poem she wrote the day of our class. Faye read her poem, Georga 'Da Wash, with sounds of her voice and body movements matching the words and structure of the poem. She read in a way that shows she has read it many times. It was great! Joe's poem, Our Five Senses, is about his years as a blind and deaf elementary school teacher. Every description he shared with us are ones he seen and experienced. This a wonderful poem and you can tell Joe was a compassionate teacher. Dotty's poem, The Dance I Done, is about when she learned to dance and how she has been dancing her whole life. She put a lot of her heart into this poem and we can feel how much it meant to her. This is another beautiful poem she has shared with us. Cathy writes about herself in her poem, I am a Free Spirit. Her poem is about herself and it's a personal view point of what she likes and dislikes. She writes about her common thoughts from years ago until today. Next weeks reading is The Phantom Coach by Amelia B. Edwards, and we will go over this short story next Wednesday. Ciao!