Celebrate Turn #11

I am ever so grateful to Ruth Ayres for inviting us to share and celebrate events, big or small, from our week.

I am arriving at that time of the school year where I have more days on my calendar with something to do than blank days.  Between my children's schedules, my schedule and my school schedule, it is going to be a busy two months.  Today I celebrate blank days where I can breathe and regroup for the next rush in my schedule.

We have 30 school days left.  Not that I am ready for this one to end, nor to say goodbye to this group of students, but I am ready to start reflecting on this year and thinking about changes for the next year.  Today I celebrate reflection.

Today I celebrate Sibling Day.  I have an older sister and a younger brother and sister.  I am so lucky to have them and to be able to share growing up and growing old together.  I am also glad that my own children have each other.  They have always been able to get along well and support each other.  Last night, Megan even wished Ethan a Happy Sibling Day ~ that made me smile.

I have many things to smile about today, including a wonderfully sunny and warm day!  Have a great week and may you find many celebrations along the way.

April is National Poetry Month, and I am celebrating with many other bloggers by writing and sharing poetry.  Please check out the hashtag #digipoetry on Twitter to find more poems written by  writers in our blogging community.  Please consider joining us.  Write when you can, share when you write.  It is that simple.

Celebrate...
the simple and the hard
through both 
we persevere.

Celebrate...
the big and the small
through both
we love.

Celebrate... 
the light and the dark 
through both
we grow.

Celebrate...
the happy and the sad
through both 
we live.

Celebrate Turn #10 - Anaphora

April is National Poetry Month, and I am celebrating with many other bloggers by writing and sharing poetry.  Please check out the hashtag #digipoetry on Twitter to find more poems written by  writers in our blogging community. 

My post today is serving double duty because I am also celebrating with Ruth Ayres.

Last year I tried the technique called anaphora which according to Margaret Simon is the repetition of a word or a group of words at the beginning of successive phrases.  This may be breaking the rules a little, but I liked this layout better with my repetition of verbs.

I celebrate 31 days of writing 

           ~ sharing stories, sharing words

I celebrate caps and gowns 

           ~ looking back, moving on

I celebrate new life

           ~ sprouting green, shining sun

I celebrate 145 days of teaching 

           ~ building relationships, learning with others

I celebrate reflection 

            ~ making changes, growing along the way

Have a wonderful week filled with poetry and celebrations!

Poetry Challenge #5 - I Celebrate Spring

Each Saturday  Ruth Ayres invites us to share and celebrate events from our week. Looking for small celebrations has certainly improved my outlook on my life. For that, I am certainly grateful to Ruth and to all of you who choose to celebrate with us.

Now that the March Slice of Life Challenge is over, one would think that my weekly Saturday celebration is back to normal.  But no - this month I have challenged myself to write a poem a day.  So, my celebration this week is in the form of a poem.  I am not a poet, I am a teacher, but I must write in order to teach.  

Thank you to my fellow bloggers for letting me come along for the ride on this poetry adventure.  It becomes a richer experience when you are writing, sharing, and learning together.  For more poetry fun, check out these blogs from Linda, Margaret, Michelle, Julianne, and Cathy.

Today I am trying the technique called anaphora which according to Margaret Simon is the repetition of a word or a group of words at the beginning of successive phrases.

I Celebrate Spring

I celebrate the feel of sunny days, warming my face, my heart, my soul

I celebrate the explosion of magnolia buds, watching life burst open

I celebrate the sound of rain, knowing my world will be much greener tomorrow

I celebrate the laughter of my students, releasing their winter blues

I celebrate the birth of spring, awaiting to explore new life.