Day 19, Poetry Month

Word Watch
Jittery seems a nervous word;
snuggle curls up around itself.
Some words fit their meanings so well:
Abrupt. Airy. And my favorite--

sesquipedalian,
which means: having lots of syllables.

From the most excellent Tap Dancing on the Roof by Linda Sue Park. A poem about words and their meaning seems most appropriate for poetry month.

Day 17, Poetry Month

Windshield Wipers

Windshield wipers wipe the windshield

Wipe the water off the pane

This way That way

This way That way

This way That way

In the rain

from The Llama Who Had No Pajama, by MaryAnn Hoberman

Day 15, Poetry Month

Job Satisfaction, by John Collis
I am a young bacterium
And I enjoy my work
I snuggle into people's food
I lie in wait--I lurk.
They chomp a bit and chew a bit
And say, "This can't be beaten"
But then in bed they groan and moan,
"I wish I hadn't eaten."

from Dirty Laundry Pile, Poems in Different Voices