The following poem is written in response to this prompt, which you can find at http://www.napowrimo.net/ : "write a poem about a specific place — a particular house or store or school or office. Try to incorporate concrete details..." My castle was an evergreen
at the corner of our house a pine with a special branch all my own The branch was my turret from which I could behold all the realm of fairy lawn wonder's home Each dewdrop on the grass a sprite each dandelion a school for children quite as small as seeds to learn each sunbeam's hue I would descend the staircase of needley spiral boughs to sit on scented carpet and read to princes two Comments are closed.
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AuthorHi! My name is Martina, and I write picture books, riddles, limericks, additional poems, and puppet shows. I taught first grade, second grade, and kindergarten in the United States and now live in Switzerland where I enjoy good stories and poems with my husband and our three children. Archives
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