Poetry
Friday is hosted today by The Poem Farm.
For Poetry Friday: "Brothers & sisters: family poems" by Eloise Greenfield with illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
Greenfield celebrates family connections in the form of siblings in this collection of 25 poems about brothers and sisters that reaches across generations to include "Grandma And Her Sisters" and Grandpa and Great-Uncle Paul. The verses vary in style from tight rhymes to free verse. Individual works clearly express emotions such as love, anger, frustration, jealousy, admiration, and respect with a sense of balance and an emphasis on the positive.
One of my favorites
is --
TEEN BROTHER
We used to have fun,
but now we don't.
He used to like me,
but now he won't
say three words in a
whole long day.
Moody. Mom says,
"It's okay.
He'll grow right past
it in a little while."
When I'm a teen, I'll
bet that I'll
still love to talk
and play and smile
and laugh as much as
I always did.
But what do I know? I'm just a kid.
3 comments:
Eloise Greenfield knows right how to get to the heart of it. I love today's selection...I have three teens! Thank you so much - Happy Poetry Friday! xo
I love this. As the mother of teens I could relate so much.
I love they rhythms and voice in E. Greenfield's writing!
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