Greetings, Poetry Lovers!
Just hopping in this week to celebrate the launch of the newest collection from Pomelo Books, HOP TO IT! Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong have put together an oh-so-welcome collection of poems to get folks moving - perfect for young readers who have been sidelined as we all have this year.
I'll have more about the book when the HOP TO IT blog tour stops here on November 13, and you'll know lots about it by then because the tour will park at several wonderful blogs. It started a couple of weeks ago at Jone's place. Yesterday the tour stopped at Kathy Temean's blog, here. And Sylvia is telling us all about this week at Poetry for Children.
There are giveaways along the way!
Congrats to Sylvia and Janet and all the poets in the Pomelo Universe for this wonderful new anthology.
Here's my contribution, for those answering the call of the Great Outdoors:
Trail Ready
We're going on a hike today!
I'll get my backpack ready.
Jacket, flashlight, extra socks –
Can you hold it steady?
Trail mix, thermos, bug spray, hat,
notebook, pencils, this and that.
Binoculars and whistle
dangle from my neck.
Blue bandanna, walking stick.
Map and compass? Check.
Through the leafy canopies
to fields, where sun is brighter –
Next time (huff) we hike (huff puff),
I'll pack a little lighter.
©2020 Robyn Hood Black
(Note to my family - hold your tongue about my pack-rat tendencies. Thank you.)
Grab your own backpack and head to Salt City Verse to stuff it with poems. Thanks for hosting, Janice!