Skills Practice

It’s been a long time since my last post, friends. Thanks for still being here!

I have a guest author today, my oldest son, aged 11. He’d decided to practice some of the skills he’d learned reading The Boys Book: How to Be The Best At Everything, by Dominique Enright and Guy MacDonald. Lo and behold they have a section on writing poetry.

Here’s his two poem cycle in the nature genre or pastoral tradition:

Storm.

Blows, swirls,
rages.

Will it
ever
end?

II.

Nature.

Calm, quiet,
moving.

Ultimate
teacher.

Published by Amy @ Generous Wisdom | Spacious Heart

Amy's work centers around the embodied experience of love's spaciousness and is grounded in brain, body, and heart-based wisdom. She teaches yoga, meditation, & writing as a way to foster tender self-love that supports empathy and compassion-driven work in the world. Check out her bio @amysecrist.com. View all posts by Amy @ Generous Wisdom | Spacious Heart

5 Comments

Sarah says:

August 11, 2015 at 5:30 pm

My favorite line is the last one. 🙂

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1. Amy @ Love and Be Loved says:
  
  August 11, 2015 at 6:10 pm
  
  Thanks for reading, Sar!
  
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annette wiblin says:

August 14, 2015 at 2:16 pm

This is awesome thanks for sharing!

Sent from my iPhone

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1. Amy @ Love and Be Loved says:
  
  August 16, 2015 at 2:16 pm
  
  Thanks for reading, Annette! Miss you!
  
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cynthia says:

September 25, 2015 at 11:41 am

How did I miss Tommy’s poem here!!! Wonderful writing!! He is so wise for his age. Takes after his mother for sure!! Love that you shared this and the book he is reading. What a great mom you are for nurturing his writing and reading!!! Can’t wait to see what else he will write!

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