12 Responses to “a good book - my original poem for Poetry Friday”

1. Jon Campbell Says:
   February 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 am

   Great little poem about a good book. It’s exactly what we all do when we are drawn into the other world that a book can take us.

2. Cheryl Says:
   February 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 am

   Thanks, Jon. I’m glad you like it.

3. Annie Says:
   February 22nd, 2008 at 1:01 pm

   Hi, Cheryl–I love your poem. You totally nail the experience of a good book. Congrats on your first Poetry Friday entry.

   It’s my first day as well, although mine is certainly not an original.

4. Cheryl Says:
   February 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 pm

   Thanks, Annie; it was lovely to read what you said. (grinning) I just went to your blog, but it seems to be down; I’ll try again later. Welcome to poetry friday

5. jama Says:
   February 23rd, 2008 at 7:54 am

   Lovely poem, Cheryl. Welcome to Poetry Friday :)!!

6. Cheryl Says:
   February 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 am

   Thank you, Jama. And what a lovely essay you wrote about Paul and his music and lyrics/poetry. I really like that: ” there is poetry in the best lyrics, and music in the best poetry.”

7. Cheryl Says:
   February 27th, 2008 at 11:15 am

   Annie, I got there, finally, by searching in Google. Your method of memorizing prepositions, to a tune, sounds like a more fun way of memorizing them, if you have to, than just straight.

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   February 28th, 2008 at 10:34 am

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9. Lori Says:
   February 29th, 2008 at 5:54 am

   Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem. It really is amazing what a good book can do!

10. Cheryl Says:
    February 29th, 2008 at 6:10 am

    Thanks, Lori; I’m so glad you enjoyed it, and I really appreciate your taking the time to tell me. And yes, I love what a good book can do.

11. Kakie Says:
    March 4th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    I like your poem. It is enjoyable when a good book pulls me in, but I find it even more rewarding when I see it happen to a child. A while back I wrote about the experience I had doing story time at one of our local libraries on our blog:

    I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
    Warmest Regards,
    -Kakie Fitzsimmons

12. Cheryl Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 4:43 am

    Kakie, I can see that reading books you’d written to children, and having them positively respond, would be very rewarding, even exhilarating. That’s part of why we write, right? To share something with others. I’m glad you had that experience.

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