Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks for visiting the ridge this week. For more of the poetry party, head over to Carol's space Beyond LiteracyLink.
Over Labor Day weekend, I took some time to walk about the ridge. I enjoy observing all the gifts that the natural world has to offer! Our observations can surprise us and wonder us. Having a notebook brimming full of observations can inspire so much writing! Listen to my poem:Invitation to Write:
Writers are observers of the world around them. Take some time this weekend to take a walk and record your observations. Open your senses and capture all the life around you! Let your observations lead you to many new writing possibilities. A simple walk can do a writer good!
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Irene Latham
9/7/2018 05:03:04 am
oooh, Keisha, that dragon's eye! Love! Have you shared your notebook at Amy LV's SHARING OUR NOTEBOOKS? (You should!) Thanks for sharing your sunset walk with us.
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9/7/2018 11:17:02 am
Love that last line and the parachute wings. I could see it.
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9/7/2018 07:42:17 pm
I'd love to go out walking with you, Kiesha! And your poem shows me all the reasons why! I love "skate the sky with parachute wings"!
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9/7/2018 08:18:08 pm
Kiesha, what a lovely poem with great language. You painted a beautiful scene on your walk. Would you like to pair this with a photo and create a digital inspiration for #TheArtofSummering Gallery?
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9/8/2018 04:28:02 pm
skate the sky....dragon's eye. Oh, what a poem dripping in gorgeous. Makes me want to walk the ridge too.
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9/9/2018 02:15:49 pm
There are so many lines to love--martins skating the sky with parachute wings, that dragon's eye.
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9/11/2018 06:16:54 pm
"They skate the sky with parachute wings," love this line Kiesha, very transporting and whimsical. I've been watching some palmated piping plovers on our beach as they pass through enroute to their warmer winter home in South America. Thanks!
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AuthorWelcome! I'm Kiesha Shepard, and I have a love for writing and the teaching of writing. Whispers From the Ridge is a place where I can share my words and ideas for teaching writing. It's also a place for you to find inspiration for writing the words inside of you. I invite you into my world of writing as I capture the whispers from the ridge. Follow by Email
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