Deep Thoughts, by Rilla

A poem by Rilla, age 4 1/2.

Cup

Cup

can

drink

out

of

there

self

That is to say, "Cup can drink out of itself." Got a bit of a zen-riddle quality, doesn't it? Even more so, in the multicolor crayoned original.

Today is Poetry Friday. Rilla was inspired to write a poem (this was one day last week) after Rose and Beanie and I had made one of our frequent visits to The Poem Farm. Amy's funny, fresh, thoughtful verses make you want to start playing with words yourself.

Today is also the Feast of St. Agnes—which, falling on a Friday, kind of begs a reading of Keats's "The Eve of St. Agnes," doesn't it?

This week's Poetry Friday roundup an be found at A Teaching Life.