Poem in Your Pocket Day

Today is National Poem in Your Pocket Day, part of the celebration of National Poetry Month. (And yes, I know I am going to have to write a BUNCH of poems tomorrow to catch up and complete my 30 poems in 30 days. Don't remind me.)

Today was also Class Day, our homeschool group's co-op classes. I teach two classes, my usual high school college prep expository writing course, and, for the first time this year, an elementary-level poetry class. With today being National Poem in Your Pocket Day, I quickly printed up the page from Poets.org for my class--along with my favorite poem which I folded and slipped into my jacket pocket. And, of course, shared with my class.

And here it is--"in Just--" by e.e. cummings:

in Just-
spring..........when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman

whistles..........far..........and wee

and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring

when the world is puddle-wonderful

the queer
old balloonman whistles
far..........and..........wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

it's
spring
and

..........the
..................goat-footed
balloonMan..........whistles
far
and
wee

(May 1920)

So I wish you all a wonderful National Poem in Your Pocket Day! Share a poem today...or any day!