I meant to do my work today But a brown bird sang in the apple tree And a butterfly flitted across the field And all the leaves were calling me And the wind went sighing over the land ID: 285872
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Poems of NatureSlide2
I
meant to do my work today,
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,And all the leaves were calling me. And the wind went sighing over the land,Tossing the grasses to and fro,And a rainbow held out its shining hand--So what could I do but laugh and go?
I Meant To Do My Work Todayby Richard Le Gallienne Slide3
Faceted crimson
gemstones
packaged tightly insidefoamlike layers
organizedperfectly.Tough leather skinon the outsideprotectingthe valuables inside. The time takento coax out each seedonly lends to pleasureto the end reward.Through fighting off
snatching handsalong the way;the result – a bowlfilled to the brimwith stonesmore beautiful than rubies.
PomegranateSlide4
A hand carried
the treasure
to the open mouth
waitingto close andcrush the seeds
like wine grapesand let the juicetricklefreely down the throat. Surely this isthe food of the gods. Kellyn BardeenPomegranate cont.Slide5
Trees
are the kindest things I know,
They do no harm, they simply grow
And spread a shade for sleepy cows,
And gather birds among their bows. They give us fruit in leaves above,And wood to make our houses of,And leaves to burn on HalloweenAnd in the Spring new buds of green. They are first when day's begun
To tough the beams of morning sun,They are the last to hold the lightWhen evening changes into night. And when a moon floats on the skyThey hum a drowsy lullabyOf sleepy children long ago...Trees are the kindest things I know.
Trees
by Harry Behn Slide6
What
do we plant when we plant the tree?
We plant the ship, which will cross the sea.
We plant the mast to carry the sails;We plant the planks to withstand the gales --
The keel, the keelson, and the beam and knee;We plant the ship when we plant the tree. What do we plant when we plant the tree?We plant the houses for you and me.We plant the rafters, the shingles, the floors.We plant the studding, the lath, the doors,The beams, and siding, all parts that be;We plant the house when we plant the tree.
What do we plant when we plant the tree?A thousand things that we daily see;We plant the spire that out-towers the crag,We plant the staff for our country's flag,We plant the shade, from the hot sun free;We plant all these when we plant the tree.
What do we plant?
by Henry Abbey Slide7
Webs sparkle
on the lawn
like diamond
necklaces
at dawn. Shiny droplets- small oases- beckon spiders to their places.
Silently they look and lurk. Time now for spider work.Spiderwebs