For Every Child Earth Cracks Open Her Toybox poem

 Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Margaret at Reflections on the Teche for Roundup.

Thanks so much to everyone who joined in the virtual reading earlier this week! Wasn't that so fun and inspiring?! I am so grateful for this community.

Poet-readers: Lacresha Berry, Charles Waters,
Irene Latham, Lisa Rogers, Sylvia Liu, Renée M. LaTulippe,
Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Jolene Gutiérrez,
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Anna Grossnickle Hines,
Laura Purdie Salas, Georgia Heard, Gabi Snyder,
Nancy Tupper Ling, Amy Losak, Robyn Hood Black,
Eric Ode

You're invited to another free poetry offering coming April 1 from Highlights! This will be such a great way to start off National Poetry Month. I hope you'll join us! Click here for more information and to register.

Earlier this week we watched the movie Perfect Days. It's about a janitor in Tokyo who finds beauty in his simple life. 

One son said it was such a great portrayal of an introvert. 

Another son said, "that's me." 

And this mama's heart thrilled to know these boys love nature, love creating, and they value simplicity and peace over materialism and chaos. 

They love their lives. And so do we, their parents. No doubt this heartspace is where today's ArtSpeak: PICASSO poem hails from. Thanks so much for reading.

For Every Child Earth Cracks Open Her Toybox

Look!
sticks
pebbles
dirt
feathers
sky
puddles
leaves
and a zillion
singing, creeping
things
whispering
will you be my friend?
- Irene Latham