Sunday, April 24, 2016

Wallow in Wonder Day 24 - Please Don't Ask



My April Poems Thus Far

April 8 - Limits - a poem inspired by Wonder #1664
April 9 - Sundogs - a poem inspired by Wonder #1665
April 10 - Perspective - a poem inspired by Wonder #128
April 16 - Writing - a poem inspired by Wonder #1670
April 17 - Sometimes - a poem inspired by Wonder #194
April 18 - Once - a poem inspired by Wonder #192
April 21 - This Argument We're Having - a poem inspired by Wonder #1673
April 22 - After a Week in Foster Care - a poem inspired by Wonder #1674
April 23 - Pay Attention - a (recycled) poem inspired by Wonder #1675

And now for Day 24!

I Love All of Them!
by Amy LV

Students - This is a really true poem for me.  I am TERRIBLE at favorites!  And people do often ask what my favorite things are.  It's funny and difficult not to be able to answer.

Sometimes poems are true to the poet's beliefs.  Sometimes, however, they are not. It is important to remember this.  When you read someone's poem, don't assume that it is about that person's real feelings or family or pet or beliefs.  But sometimes it today's poem here at The Poem Farm. I do not have favorites.

Today's poem came about because honestly, I cannot IMAGINE what the "best place on Earth" could possibly be. I mean, there are so many absolutely magnificent and magical places on this planet.  I started to write about the favorite places of different animals, but then I just started writing about favorites and how difficult favorites are for me.

Last week, my daughter had her hair cut, and she was so relieved that "The hairdresser didn't even ask me about school."  She's also mentioned recently that people "Always ask what you want to do someday but never ask about what you are doing and interested in now."  Her statement made me think about the questions that I ask people of all ages.  Sometimes others' questions are difficult to answer.

Do you have favorites?  If you do, maybe you will want to write about one of them. Or can you think of a question that is difficult for you to answer? If so, it might be a good poem idea.  

I'd call today's poem a list poem (a list of favorites I do not have) and I'd also call it a request poem.  Do you see how it is in two stanzas?  The first one tells the question that others often ask, and the second one is the long-winded response.

I hope that today's poem doesn't sound grumpy, for I do not feel cranky about this topic.  I do wonder, however, why I have never really had favorites!


Happy Day 24 of National Poetry Month 2016!

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  1. And don't ever ever ever ask me my favorite book or author!!!

  2. I'm with you, Amy. Too many choices to be able to stick with a constant favorite!