Tuesday, November 23, 2010

A Poem for Two Voices


Grasshoppers by Paul Fleischman

Grasshoppers
Sap's rising
                       Ground's warning
Grasshoppers are       Grasshoppers are
hatching out           hatching out
Autumn-laid eggs
                       splitting
Young stepping
                       into spring
Grasshoppers           Grasshoppers
hopping                hopping
high
Grassjumpers           Grassjumpers
jumping                jumping
                       far
Vaulting from
leaf to leaf
stem to stem           leaf to leaf
plant to plant         stem to stem
                       Grass-
leapers                leapers
Grass-
bounders               bounders
                       Grass-
springers              springers
Grass-
soarers                soarers
Leapfrogging           Leapfrogging
longjumping            longjumping
grasshoppers.          grasshoppers.

3 comments:

  1. Here's a link to more poems for two voices:

    http://everything2.com/title/poems+for+two+voices

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  2. hi
    Im Jehad Dallashi from Boueneh Nujedat village -
    I just want to tell u how much i enjoy the time with u and im really happy to know u .
    I like to be like u wonder from place to place and help people so all can understand English very well.
    I wish u can be with us also in the next years
    guiding us to be more good in English.
    we love to have u as our guest any time u like

    best wishes from me and my family
    yours
    Jehad Dallashi

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  3. Jehad,
    I'm glad you've enjoyed our lessons.
    I'm especially glad that you took the time to work on a poem on your own.
    Keep up the good work; the only way to improve is to practice, practice, practice. :-)

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