30 Hope Poems: 27. Least Tern
Day 27 of my National Poetry Month project of 30 Hope Poems focused on native plant and animal species that are protected under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act.
Hopes for a Least Tern
Least Tern (image: US Fish & Wildlife Service)migration fatiguegets me down—find me a beachon the Atlantic where we can scrape out a neststay put and raise a few eggs
I know just the spotsandy site with ocean viewsherring schools nearbyfor me to catch and carryback to you and our new brood
©2020 Holly Thompson All rights reserved
The Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) is listed under the Massachusetts Endangered Species act as a species of Special Concern. See Least Tern in the Mass Wildlife’s Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program.
Write!What species are Endangered, Threatened or of Special Concern where you live? What information can you find about them? What hopes can you imagine for them? Challenge yourself and write your own set of hope poems for endangered and threatened species near you.
Why? Why write these hope poems? Writing a poem about a plant or animal is like making a sketch--it's a form of intense study and close attention--in this case, a study of endangered or threatened wildlife and their habitats wherever we live or are sheltering. To create a hope poem, we need to find empathy for the plant or animal, try to think from their perspective, then try to puzzle words together into a poem to convey hopes. A hope poem is a mindfulness exercise at this time when hope is something we all need.
These are my hope poems for #NationalPoetryMonth2020 so far:
27. Least Tern26. Northern Spring Amphipod25. Water Shrew
24. Blue-spotted Salamander
23. Ski-tipped Emerald
22. Common Loon
21. Atlantic Sturgeon
20. Eastern Pondmussel
19. Eastern Meadowlark
18. Barrens Tiger Beetle
17. Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
16. American Bittern
15. American Bumble Bee
14. Great Laurel
13. Humpback Whale
12. Showy Lady's Slipper
11. Pied-billed Grebe10. Frosted Elfin 9. Britton’s Violet8. Little Brown Bat7. Eastern Box Turtle6. Short-eared Owl5. Foxtail Clubmoss4. Eastern Ratsnake3. Piping Plover2. Eastern Spadefoot1. Yellow Oak
Holly Thompson (www.hatbooks.com) is an author who lives in Japan but grew up in Massachusetts where she is now sheltering during the coronavirus pandemic, getting outside to walk and observe wildlife whenever she can.
Hopes for a Least Tern
Least Tern (image: US Fish & Wildlife Service)migration fatiguegets me down—find me a beachon the Atlantic where we can scrape out a neststay put and raise a few eggsI know just the spotsandy site with ocean viewsherring schools nearbyfor me to catch and carryback to you and our new brood
©2020 Holly Thompson All rights reserved
The Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) is listed under the Massachusetts Endangered Species act as a species of Special Concern. See Least Tern in the Mass Wildlife’s Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program.
Write!What species are Endangered, Threatened or of Special Concern where you live? What information can you find about them? What hopes can you imagine for them? Challenge yourself and write your own set of hope poems for endangered and threatened species near you.
Why? Why write these hope poems? Writing a poem about a plant or animal is like making a sketch--it's a form of intense study and close attention--in this case, a study of endangered or threatened wildlife and their habitats wherever we live or are sheltering. To create a hope poem, we need to find empathy for the plant or animal, try to think from their perspective, then try to puzzle words together into a poem to convey hopes. A hope poem is a mindfulness exercise at this time when hope is something we all need.
These are my hope poems for #NationalPoetryMonth2020 so far:
27. Least Tern26. Northern Spring Amphipod25. Water Shrew
24. Blue-spotted Salamander
23. Ski-tipped Emerald
22. Common Loon
21. Atlantic Sturgeon
20. Eastern Pondmussel
19. Eastern Meadowlark
18. Barrens Tiger Beetle
17. Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
16. American Bittern
15. American Bumble Bee
14. Great Laurel
13. Humpback Whale
12. Showy Lady's Slipper
11. Pied-billed Grebe10. Frosted Elfin 9. Britton’s Violet8. Little Brown Bat7. Eastern Box Turtle6. Short-eared Owl5. Foxtail Clubmoss4. Eastern Ratsnake3. Piping Plover2. Eastern Spadefoot1. Yellow Oak
Holly Thompson (www.hatbooks.com) is an author who lives in Japan but grew up in Massachusetts where she is now sheltering during the coronavirus pandemic, getting outside to walk and observe wildlife whenever she can.
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