Thursday, March 31, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Poetry Friday: Why Did You Homeschool?
Why Did You Homeschool?
by Lorie Ann Grover, 2011
Why did you homeschool,
you ask,
with casual curiosity,
rankled judgment,
pouting pity,
or genuine fascination for the odd.
I say,
I wanted that moment
when my child sounded out
her first words
with wonder.
I wanted to witness
the awakening
rushing over her eyes,
pouring from her round, full lips
sound, sound, sounding out
story.
I wanted to see
for myself
her first passions
of octopi, Pompeii, the joy of reason, and
the giggle of rhyme.
I wanted to grasp
the gift
of my child’s awakening awe.
I took the treasure,
held it, knew it, felt it, breathed it
beside her.
I schooled my daughter
for joy.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Poetry Friday: Mexican Doll, haiku
Black dot eyes halt me
in the busy market swirl,
embroidering smiles.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Poetry Friday: Dolphin
With a tail flip, you
came to me, grinning, nodding.
Mirrored joy zinged us.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Poetry Friday: Bon Voyage
I'm out at sea, and
this poetry flows like the
waves beneath our ship.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2011
Photos soon. Adios!