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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1983
Page
13
Poem depicts a child waking before dawn and sharing quiet solitude with the sun and stars. As morning noises arise from birds, mice, calves, and fields, the speaker feels a special bond, waking the sun and kissing the stars good night. Published 1958 in Dogs and Dragons, Trees and Dreams.
An inchworm camouflages by attaching flower petals to its body to deter predators. The note compares polar temperatures noting Vostok Station recorded about 125 degrees below zero in August 1960.
A short excerpt from Eloise Greenfield’s poetry in Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems. It presents a child’s vivid self image from solitude to imagination, ending with the realization that the self beyond dreams is real.
A short verse from Fast and Slow by John Ciardi contrasts a fast young crow with a slow old crow. The piece emphasizes that the young crow lacks knowledge of where to go, while the old crow possesses experience. The poem appears in a 1975 Houghton Mifflin edition with publisher permission.
Eve Merriam contrasts two people in playful lines about preferences and journeys. The excerpt from A Word or Two With You reflects Merriam’s view that children's poetry should be fun and memorable while addressing modern concerns.
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