Possibilities

It's not super often that I feel like I'm killin' it at this teaching thing, but lately I've started doing poem of the week with the kids... a little bit of close reading and a little bit of imitation writing.  It's going better than I ever could have imagine and the writing has been stellar!  Yesterday, we wrote alongside Possibilities by Wislawa Szymborska.  My sample was a dial in, so I wanted to try again.

First, some of my favorite lines from my kids yesterday:

I prefer to sleep in.
I prefer love instead of hate.
I prefer to ring the doorbell.
I prefer to ask where are we going and why.
I prefer short sentences.
I prefer unicorns.
I prefer to know why we exist.
I prefer Taco Bell.
I prefer breathing.
I prefer being alone.
I prefer hoodies over jackets.
I prefer memes.
I prefer the ocean.
I prefer the rainbow.

I prefer to make a chicken out of a feather.

I prefer not to see my pets pass away.

I prefer unblocked websites.
I prefer Takis instead of veggies.
I prefer to be curious.
I prefer dreams.

I prefer space to heaven.

Kids can be kind of amazing sometimes.

And here's one from me that I like a little better - a slice of today. 

I prefer a slow cooked, hearty breakfast at the table with my husband.
I prefer books that keep me curled up in my corner of the couch.
I prefer dogs that melt into my lap.

I prefer a tidy house after a week of chaos.
I prefer the sound of birds chirping and nest building out my open window.

I prefer my porch in sunlight.

I prefer the wind whipping my hair as we stroll down Main Street.
I prefer a mojito on the patio of our local brewery on an uncommonly warm day.
I prefer the smell of my kitchen.

I prefer Saturdays. 
I prefer time well spent.