January 08, 2008
-Bob Dylan
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What a wonderful notion - that we can start over and start over and start over again. Dylan's line is a perfectly poetic way to begin our new year. Like a child's first encounter with a wild bird, may all my old and wrinkled friends see things new and fresh this year.
Here's a New Year activity that will help keep things fresh for you and your little ones.
Make a list of all the things you're sick and tired of.
- frozen fingers
- frostbit toes
- shoveling snow
- chapped lips
- getting hit with a snowball
Then make a list of things you love.
- hot cholocate & whipped cream
- making a fort out of blankets & pillows
- sledding in the snow
- building a snowman
- a warm glowing fire
Now shake them up like a blizzard and create something new.
Sled on the snow of
'Til frostbite toes
Then sit down
Whipped cream pillows
And shovel the blankets
'Til it's warm.
And your frozen nose
Are warmed by the fire's glow.
With a chapped-lipped snowman
And slug a mug of hot chocolate.
Happy New Year everyone!
Bill
A Child's Voice
Congratulations to Sam of Everett Elementary School for winning the November poetry drawing. He will receive a free copy of my new book Strange World.
I hope you enjoy Sam's poem.
Some people want war,
Some people don't.
It's a tragedy
When people die.
In the moonlit sky,
Guns all around.
Throw them on the ground
And go home to your family.
And very, very soon,
War will be over.
Here's to Sam and may it be a peaceful New Year.
Parents and teachers - try writing poems for your kids and submit them to our Lunchbox Poetry.
You and your children might enjoy composing poems in my new book Strange World. It's full of poems, prompts, inspirational quotes, whimsical drawings and lots of room for children to find their own poetic voices.
Here's a special offer only available to subscribers of Kiss The Fish newsletter.
From now until January 31st, 2008, I am offering my Classroom Poetry Package at a 10% discount.
The classroom set is designed to get your kids excited about reading and writing. It's a great way for a class to begin the new year. It includes a teacher guide, a poetry book and audio CD.
To find out more about this discount, just click here.
Don't let Winter get you down. Enjoy the poetic side of the season with a live poetry performace we are calling Frozen Poetry. This one-night event will take place in Lake Forest on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 7:00pm. Click here for more details and how you can purchase tickets in advance!
Happy New Year
Wrap it up in a present.
Happy New Year
It's the Fourth of July!
If your goose is good
The holidays fly.
Think of the veterans who died.
And soon jolly St. Nick will come.
And before you know it
It's New Years again.
Start the parade.
Let the fireworks begin.
It's the Fourth of July!
If your goose is good
The holidays fly.
I hope you enjoyed the monthly update. Encourage your friends to visit our website and have a happy New Year!
Until next time...Kiss The Fish,
Bill Buczinsky
A Child's Voice
Visit us at www.childs-voice-poetry.com