Poem In Your Pocket Day

My son's 5th grade class is celebrating "Poem In Your Pocket Day" today. And as we were hurriedly picking a Shel Silverstein poem for his wee little pocket this morning, I came across this poem I thought I'd share. Spring still feels a long way off here on the high prairie of central Colorado…but the light is just beginning to change and a flock of Robin's have landed in the cottonwood trees outside my kitchen window. I'm feelin' it, just a whiff of spring. In that spirit I give you my poem for today by Shel Silverstein -

Forgotton Language

Once I spoke the language of the flowers,

Once I understood each word the caterpillar said,

Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings,

And shared a conversation with the housefly

in my bed.

Once I heard and answered all the questions

of the crickets,

And joined the crying of each falling dying

flake of snow,

Once I spoke the language of the flowers…

How did it go?

6 thoughts on “Poem In Your Pocket Day”

Hi Fran, What a wonderful poem and way of sharing poetry in your son’s classroom. The roses give me spring/summer fever. Paula

What a perfect little piece of poetry!……and those roses….those roses…….I sense a certain Mr. Meer’s hand involved in those roses….
for his Valentine…..
ox