Buried treasures hide in dark corners of storage closets, beneath ancient piles of tattered books and old financial paperwork. Buried treasures conceal themselves on folded slips of notebook paper, stapled neatly together with a signed inscription from your grandmother.
From my Grandmother.....
Buried treasures are priceless.
I found these buried treasures a few days ago while cleaning out a storage closet– a couple of poems that I wrote when I was nine years old.
“Halloween Night”
"Halloween Night"
“It was dark that night on Halloween.
Werewolves were howling, very mean.
Pranks and tricks were being played.
Haunted houses were being made.
But there was something very strange that night.
Just the thought of it, was a fright.
Was it the thought of scary features?
Or were there really Halloween creatures?
Were there ghosts fluttering in mid-air?
Something tells me they were really there.
Everything I said was a fright,
But it’s the untold story of Halloween Night.
"Thanksgiving Day"
“Thanksgiving Day”
Gather round, let’s celebrate
because everything we have is great!
Thanks for the turkey, that is not dry,
and for the home-baked bread, made from rye.
But what really counts on this great day,
is showing thanks in every way.
Buried treasures serve as a reminder—a reminder of who you are and of who you have always been– And sometimes that is all you need, to be certain you are heading in the right direction….
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Poetry Month
I cannot let National Poetry Month slip by me without participating in some of the amazing festivities going on in the blogosphere.
Renee LaTulippe, my beautiful friend at No Water River will be hosting an incredible list of poets at her blog. A very talented poet in her own right, Renee will step out of the spotlight for the month of April and feature poetry videos from many accomplished children’s poets and authors. Please join her at No Water River every Monday and Friday in April to view all of the latest video poetry additions.
Rena Traxel at On the Way to Somewhere will be hosting a Poetry Month A-Z challenge where participants will be asked to write a new poem for each day of the month in April. If you’re feeling prolific for National Poetry Month, why not join in on the challenge!
Irene Latham at Live Your Poem will be hosting a progressive poem for the month of April. 27 poets will take turns adding a line of poetry to the same poem throughout the month of April. Check in at Live Your Poem, to follow the poem’s progress.
Happy Poetry Month, Ya’ll!