February 18, 2011 @ 7:36 am | Filed under: books
The Brain Is Wider than the Sky
by Emily Dickinson
The Brain—is wider than the Sky—
For—put them side by side—
The one the other will contain
With ease—and You—beside—
The Brain is deeper than the sea—
For—hold them—Blue to Blue—
The one the other will absorb—
As Sponges—Buckets—do—
The Brain is just the weight of God—
For—Heft them—Pound for Pound—
And they will differ—if they do—
As Syllable from Sound—
This week’s Poetry Friday roundup is being hosted by Mary Ann at Great Kid Books.
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outstanding
Posted on February 19th, 2011 at 9:40 amthanks for sharing this poem,
“The Brain is just the weight of God”
is my new response to any commentary
Beautiful.
Posted on February 20th, 2011 at 12:03 pmFor your Read-Alouds-
Posted on February 21st, 2011 at 9:19 amMust read The Quilt Maker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau. It is a beautiful story with exquisite illustrations!
Mary—what timing!! I just pulled Quiltmaker’s Gift off the shelf last week, meaning to read it to Rilla. (Haven’t yet, though.) She has never heard it, but it was a great favorite with Beanie & the other girls. I bet it’s been at least 4 years since the last time I picked it up. What a gorgeous book.
Posted on February 21st, 2011 at 6:20 pm