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A Child's Calendar - Poems by John Updike

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This week we are taking some time to enjoy some poetry. One of the books we are reading from is A Child's Calendar with poems by John Updike and illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman.

The illustrations are lovely and their is a poem for each month. The children got a kick out of reading the poems for their month. I enjoyed the way in a few words, Mr. Updike captured the essence of each month and I enjoyed the pictures that had so much in them to see. Here is one for you to enjoy.

MARCH

The sun is nervous
As a kite
That can't quite keep
Its own string tight.

Some days are fair,
And some are raw.
The timid earth
Decides to thaw.

Shy budlets peep
From twigs on trees,
And robins join
The chickadees.

Pale crocuses
Poke through the ground
Like noses come
To sniff around.

The mud smells happy
On our shoes.
We still wear mittens,
Which we lose.

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