POEMS BY MARSHA JOHNSON

Volume One Compiled 2011

Here are poems and rhymes to warm the cockles of your heart and liven up your teaching. The words flow like honey from the hive, from heaven to the earth, passing through my fingers for a brief moment in time, and I often read these poems later and cannot recognize myself as author, more of a conductor it would seem!

However, over the years, I have managed to accumulate quite a pile of poems and rhymes, centering verses, circle games and even some rather funny silly stuff. I hope you will enjoy them and to the best of my knowledge, I wrote every single one in this volume and you are free to share them with whomever you like, reprint them or publish them, it would be very kind if you would add my modest name, Marsha Johnson, and direct people to my website, www.magicofwaldorf.com where they can obtain their very own copy of this volume as well as other Guides and block plans, community project plans and more.

It is only with the highest regard and warmth for the beautiful children who pass through my life and spend a little time gracing me with their truth, that these poems were ever born. Thank you dear children, for your inspiration! Mrs. M

For The Summer Solstice

Come all my people

Under the bright star

To see the night sky

Seems so close, but so far

The sun shall shine again

At the new day break

And the days will be shorter

When next we awake....

Plants

Grow, plants, in my garden dear

I will water you, never fear

Make seeds and flowers and buds

Grow carrots, peas, zucchini and spuds

Tomatoes turn red, Cabbage form heads!

Garlic make whips, Kale, good chips!

Beans in the shell, Raspberry go well

Corn stand up tall, Salad for all!

Grow plants, in my garden dear

I will water you, never fear

For an Evening Campfire

Come and gather round

Come and gather round

Find yourself a seat

On gentle Brother Ground...

Find yourself a place

Right near the fireplace

Warm your hands and face

With Sister Fire's grace

Settle down and listen

to my evening tale

Quiet now dear friends

Let the story boat sail!

In the Garden

Cherry blossoms pink and sweet

Falling down around my feet

Kiss my cheek and please my nose

Drift around my barefoot toes!

Springtime grass is green and fresh

Mother Natures pretty dress

Yellow, purple, pink, and white,

Flowers grow in warm sunlight!

Dancing With The Fairies (give each child a bright spring silk)

I am dancing with the fairies in the fairy ring

My little toes are tapping as we hear birds sing,

I spread my wings out lightly in the sweet spring breeze

To turn and twirl and dance to please the fairy queen

With the fairies I am dancing with my arms and legs

Above my head are skies as blue as robins eggs

Underneath the grass is as green as it can be,

And all around me, dance the fairies I do see!

BRIGHT BRIGHT SUN

Bright bright sun (hands held high with a circle shape)

Bright bright sun (same)

Golden yellow (wave hands up in air around 'sun' space)

Very high (Reach up very high!)

Sending down your golden light (flutter hands down down onto face)

(make up a simple tune and use hand motions) Sing this three to five

times each time you meet.

Movement While Standing

Beneath The Summer Stars

Way up high and far away (reach oh so high)

Lie the summer stars (make little splashes with fingers as stars)

Beneath the stars there is a sky (wave hands back and forth up high)

Beneath the sky there is a tree (lift arms as if tree branches)

Beneath the tree there is a blanket (crouch down, hands over head)

Beneath the blanket, ME! (Pull away hands, jump up high !)

Repeat this at least 3 times....

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Silk Excercises with Infant-Toddlers (keep things moving fast)

Summer Garden (simple tune)

Into my garden (child crawls into lap)

I planted my seeds (touch lightly with fingers pinched)

Lettuce and corn (touch the ears one at a time)

Potatoes and Peas! (touch the belly button area)

And what came up? (cover with silk....lightly)

Up up up? (quiet....at end pull off silk)

Little Yellow Buttercups! (child pops up!)

Sailing Boats (need 2 silks per child)

My little one, let's go afloat (take hands and swing)

and make a lovely sailing boat (pull arms wide as if to lift boat)

A stick for the hull, a leaf for the sail (lay silk down then wave)

An briney blue sea in our wood pail! (child hops onto silk on ground)

You hold the tiller, I'll pull the rope (pretends to hold tiller and

then pul ropes)

We'll both look thru the telescope! (form hands into telescopes)

You fix the lunch, I'll make the tea (use hands to eat and drink)

As we sail about on our shining blue sea! (hold silk out as sail

again)

Fishes (simple tunes with group game)each adult has a silk and stand

up with silks draping down to the ground...children on hands and

knees or just sit....if very small, parents move while children are

stationary.

Quiet fishies quiet........(children wait)

swimming soft and slow...(children move thru standing parents)

swimming thru the kelp.....(adults wave silks a bit

Silently they go....(still 'swimming thru silks)

*You can do this first verse quite a few times, then end with the

next verse

Quiet fishies quiet....(slow down the poem or song..)

sun is going to bed....silks begin to drop down as adults crouch)

tired little fishies...(children start curling up into the silk beds)

Lay down their little heads....(adults wrap each child in its silky

bed)

Dandelions

Dandelion (hands over face)

Golden Fellow (slowly open your hands, keep fingers out as petals)

How can you be (wiggle fingers)

so very YELLOW? (make ASL sign for yellow, thumb and pinky out, wave)

Dandelion (hands over face)

Turns about (turn hands outward facing away from face)

Now the seeds (wiggle the fingers of both hands)

Fly out and out! (blow and finger seeds go sailing away)

Sarong Games (for very small children under the belly, bigger ones

can be on the back with a sarong 'saddle, parents on hands and knees)

Mama (or Papa) Elephant!

Tie child in sarong and suspend under belly, crawl on hands and

knees, or put ones 3 and older on back with sarong saddle (tie under

adult armpits with knot on back to hold). MOVE SLOWLY

Mama Elephante,

Papa Elephante

Moving Round the Jungle!

Soft and sweet, Great big feet

Gently touch the grassy ground!

This should be said in monotone almost, quiet humming type voice

quiet slow movements to let child feel very much as if in a rocking

cradle, no wild bucking horses! Daddies especially love this game

with their great wide chests and longer arms....be careful to see

that the child is securely within the sarong. Tying the baby on with

back to parent's front or front to front, can lead to different

experiences for the children.

Sarong Game Two

Sumer Whale Swim...(parent holds on end of silk, child can hold other

end, if baby, let baby lie on the floor, then move around them in a

circle, if toddler, they hold one end, and adults move around as

able, if preschooler, you can move around quite a bit more!) One

adult can have several 'whales' on her tail!)

Take my tail

Little whale!

And let's have a little swim!

Summer sun

Warm Breeze

Then let's have a little swim!

Hold on tight

Waves crest white!

Now let's have a little swim!

The colorful sarong is fun to dye as a group with pretty plant dyes

hues and use for so many many activities. Try to have one for each

family.

Sarong Game Three

Caterpillar Wrap

Adults lay silk on floor, child lies along one edge, head and face

are not covered.

Sleepy little caterpillar

Roll up inside your bed

Roll up roll up roll up

Quiet little caterpillar

Sleep well inside your bed

Resting resting resting

(Roll child up and gently rock with hands while wrapped)

And when the time is right

When spring cold is summer bright

Unroll Unroll Unrolll

Unroll your cozy bed

Listen as the summer sings

Stretch your little legs

And show us your butterfly wings!

Administrator

(child unrolls and sits up with arms lifted high, imitating parents)

Red Cap Roving

Adults stand with small objects in hands, children have small baskets

and tie on silks for 'hoods' and move about the 'forest)...

Little Red Cap

Little Red Cap

Walking thru the Forest

With your Brown Basket

Children stop with baskets at each adult and 'collect' something, ie.

pine cone, or wooden block, not too small!) This one can last a LONG

time be warned! If you like, use whole fruits or something and at end

of game, sit down and share these as snack.

Stars

The summer stars are in the sky

The sun is hot and bright

To all my loving friends

it is time to say goodbye.

(shake hands on both sides)

Picking Flowers---Finger Play

One two three, pick some flowers with me! (hold up 1-2-3 fingers, pick with

other hand)

One two three, Pretty flowers I see ! (hold up 1 2 3 fingers, wiggle in front of

face)

Tulips, daphne, daffodils (push fingers up through ring of thumb and fingers of

other hand , three times, showing spring in sign)

Administrator

My little vase, I shall fill! (make vase with 1 fist, push pointer into vase 3

times)

Bring it to my mother dear, (hold out hands in a bouquet and bring forward)

She will kiss me, here and here! (make fingertips kiss on cheeks or nose and

cheek)

Birds

Birds in the garden, quick quick quick

Birds at the feeder, peck peck peck

Birds in their nests, weave weave weave

Birds see a kitty cat! Tweet tweet tweet!

*you can move your feet in a circle for the first line, then stop and clap and

make movements for the last 3 words and then on tweet flap your wings and

fly to the middle of the circle! This could also be a very fun game with one

child being the kitty cat, and all the others birds, and when they see the kitty,

they fly away to a nest in the middle of the circle made of silksif one is

caught, she can be the next kitty cat

Worms

I wonder wonder wonder all about the worms

As they wiggle in the earth I wonder how they learn

To swim about beneath my feet in deep brown sea

I wonder wonder wonder how that can be..

Planting the Garden

Inch by inch, row by row

Im gonna make my garden grow

First Im gonna plant some pretty flowers

Then Ill wait for springtime showers

Tomatoes and potatoes and lettuce, too

Broccoli and carrots, all good for you!

Inch by inch, row by row

Im gonna make my garden grow!

Spring Rains

Gentle rain of spring falling softly on my head

Brings a sweet spring drink to all the garden beds

Puffy clouds of billowy white pass quietly by

Gainst the Easter blue of sparkling spring sky!

New Animals On the Farm

Like the lamb go I

Quietly stepping by

Like the kitten I see

Playful I can be

Like a colt I kick

Administrator

Administrator

Trotting-trick-a-trick!

Like the bunny I hop

A lop a lop a lop

And like the yellow chick

I chirp and peep and pick!

The Snow Has Gone

Yesterday the hills were white, full of glittering bright sunlight

Drifts of frozen ice and snow, frosted houses, row by row

Then came the warm winds of spring, gently moving, softly bring,

Breath that melts that winter snow, making rivers overflow

Dark brown earth now greets the sky, flowers blooming by and by.

Sweet Spring Sunsets

The days are growing longer

The stars look all anew

The sun sinks down more slowly

As falls the sweet spring dew

The flowers close their petals

And kiss the sun good night

Green and gold and scarlet

Then shines silver moonlight

Roses

There is a special plant

In my garden dear

who graces us with beauty

but also draws a tear

It's sweet smelling Rose

with her dainty leaves of green

She has the nicest blossoms

But her thorns are simply mean!

Summer Berries

Out to the farm we go

In the heat of the summer day

We go to seek the sweetest

Berries for our tray!

Look down for red strawberry

Look ahead for the raspberry red

watch out for the prickly canes

of Marions in their bed!

The last one of the season

is my favorite of all

It is the purple blueberry

Who hangs from his branches so tall!

From the berry fields we come home

Lips stained in shades of red

And after we put up all our jam

We go quietly off to bed!

With dreams of berries in our heads!

Administrator

Go Out!

Go Out

they say

Go Out

and play

Leave

they say

It's time

today

NO--- one

may

Sit inside

this way!

So go,

Right now

Go out!

And play!

Summer Breeze

Summer breeze

Sweet summer breeze

You bring me news from far away

I can almost see the dolphins play

I smell the tang of salty seas

I hear the whale song in you breeze

Summer breeze

Oh sweet summer breeze

Administrator

The Japanese Beetle

Who lives in my yard?

Who hides in the green?

Who warms in the sun

And stretches her wings?

It is Mrs. Beetle

Here from Japan

Visiting her friends

In my garden-land!

Dear little beetle

Your colors shine bright

If only you could

Light up at night!

SNOW FALLS

Walking in a circle...or using fingers/hands in a sitting circle play times

Snow is falling lightly lightly

On the ground so soft and still..

Wind is blowing softly softly

As the snow drifts slowly build...

All round is quiet

Nothing makes a sound

In the winter time

White covers up the ground

Storms are roaring loudly loudly

Ice shines thick and clear

Blustering so mightily mightily

Old Man Winter comes so near

All round is noisy

Ice and wind and snow

In the winter time

Cold that storm does blow..

Hot Porridge!

Wheat and millet and corn and rye

Makes the twinkle in your eye!

Rice and barley and oats and teff

Leaves the Lively in your step!

Barley has whiskers, so do oats

all round the white cream floats!

Melting butter, tastes so sweet

Let's have tasty porridge to eat!

In My Home

Deep below In my home

Far below the gloom and gloam

Cozy nest, lined with fur

Little snoring, soft murmur

Furry groundhog, curled up tight

Sleeps thru both the day and night

Frisky winds blow thru his house

Further in fur he thrusts his snout!

Calling comes the Candlasmas fairy

Little groundhog come join our very

Special journey, please come this way!

And show yourself on Groundhog'd Day!

Will Ice Ever Melt?

Lickery slickery whipperty snick

all the world is now made slick!

Slidery spinnery turning about

Our family may not leave our house!

Lilac snow with Frosty white ice

Can't decide if it's naughty or nice

icicles hanging from our eaves...

At least on sidewalks, won't you leave?

Missing Green

How I miss the brilliant green

of the Bountiful Summer Queen

Where are pinks and golds and blues?

Of the Springtime's palette hues?

Outdoors is dark and cold and deep

All my animal friends are asleep

Except for that sassy Mr. Jay

The furry squirrels around him play...

But I miss green and red and gold

How many snowflakes can clouds hold?

Frozen blanket made of white....

Gleaming in the silver light....

Lady Frost creeps high on glass

Soon her time will come to pass!

When little crocus flower is seen

I'll know that soon I'll see the Green!

The Golden Bear

Warm and cozy in the sun, the golden bear sees clearly

Hidden strength in gleaming light, loves his own dreams, dearly

Dragonfly Fairy

Light as Fairy foot, she flies, over stream and flowers

Dragonfly wings, gleam gold and copper, promise hidden powers

Chipmunk

Chipmunk lightly skips

Her pretty striped fur gleams

Deep in sunlit forest

Oh how quick she seems!

How nimble are her fingers

How kind are her words

Friends with everyone

Especially the birds!

Inspiring Poem

Strong are my Arms

Warm in the Sun

Helpful my hands

For Everyone

Michaelmas Poem & Game

Form a circle, tie a cloth on one child's eyes, he lies

sleeping....everyone else has a silk, dangling from their hands,

towards the dragon, not too close

Near the town, within a lake

Beware the dragon, he does wake!

Watch as the dreadful dragon

Is coming from his lair!

The Dragon wakes up! Gets on his knees and tries to grab a

silk.......as the others hold silks out to tease the blinded dragon,

when he catches one, that child is the dragon!

Repeat. Can be played outdoors, too, with bigger circle and dragon

on his feet.

Lumberjacks!

Lumberjack with great big boots

walks amongst the stumps and roots!

Trees that tower all around

Soon will lie upon the ground!

Chop chop chop

Hop hop hop

Skip skip skip

Chip chip chip!

Wood chips flying in the air

Shiny axes, swing with care

Split and pile and chop and more

Stack it up by my front door!

Chop chop chop

Hop hop hop

Skip skip skip

Chip chip chip.

In the winter's bitter night

flames do snap all bold and bright!

Golden fire crackling spark...

Drives away the cold and dark..

Chop chop chop

hop hop hop

skip skip skip

Chip chip chip..

Martinmas Poem

Come my children

Come round here

Gather round

Drive out fear!

In the dark time

Long ago

Martin of Tours

Rode back home!

Cold and frosty

Was the night

Poor old beggar

In dim light!

Thoughts of home

in his head

By the doorway

Martin was led!

Poor old fellow,

Suffer and shake

Suddenly Martin

His sword did take!

Sliced in half

the bright red coat

Wrapped around

that grateful bloke!

Now today we walk the path

Despite cold and rain,

Hold our lanterns of hope

Tell of Martin again.

ALL THAT SPARKLES

All that sparkles in the night

All that glows so warm and bright

Surround us now with love and care

Surround us now as we prepare.

GLOW CANDLE

Glow candle glow

With the Light of Stars Above

And Crystals Below

Light this candle with all love

Glow Candle Glow

In the Dark

Darkness finds me

Darkness round me

Close and here, Dark the Year

Brightness calls me

Brightness fills me

Warm and bright, Full of life!

Just Ahead

We light the candles one by one

We seek the living gold of sun

All around us rests the dark

Just Ahead, we find the spark

Deep and Green

Deep and green, the forests sleep

Around the woods the animals creep

Quietly they move around

Tiptoeing on the frosty ground

The little birds do flit and fly

Over them the lead-grey sky

Underneath the roots, so deep

The little furry beasts do sleep

Gusty winds blow through the wood

Smoke from fires warm and good

Windows shine with golden light

In cozy home, my heart is bright!

But all creatures large and small

And for for tiniest ones of all

Woods, protect these little friends

Until the cold of winter ends

THANK YOU

Dear sun, dear moon, we thank you today

For lighting our world in a beautiful way

Dear stars, dear earth, we thank you, too

For beauty and goodness and wonderful food

Dear friends, dear ones, how can we thank you?

Gathering here, so steadfast and true.

Light the Candle

Light the candle

yellow and good

smells of pine trees

from the woods

Administrator

Honey Bees

Honey bees Honey bees

You make honey oh so sweet

Honey beeswax in my hand

All the goodness of the land!

The Table

Around me are those I love

Over me the ones above

Angels come and sit by me

Oh how happy we will be!

Waiting

I wait a bit

and close my eyes

and see the angels

in the skies

I wait a bit

and say thank you

to Mother Earth

for such good food

Thank You

Thank you for all I see

Thank you for flowers and trees

Thank you for all I eat

Thank you for those who love me.

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Come Again

Please come again and sit right here

Next to me, my dearest dear

Come and share the table with me

Blessings fall abundantly

Sweet Light

Sweet candlelight

Glow tonight

Keep my baby (boy or girl) so bright!

Flowers sweet

In candles meet

From honey bees' small golden feet

Summer times

Humming rhymes

In winters live in candlelights

Dark Blue Skies

Silver Lights

Sleeping bees with Honey nights

Seasons turn

Candles burn

Soon flowers bloom for which bees yearn

Sweet candlelight

Burn so bright!

See my baby (boy or girl)'s pure light!

June Moon!

Living Light

Bold and bright

Shines like silver

In the night

New spring moon

Lunar loon

Flying high

in indigo sky

Pale face

Moving space

Wax and wane

Come again!

BABY ANIMALS DANCE

Chicks and bunnies and little lambs

Dance across the soft green grass

Warm spring breezes blow so sweet

Man I go out in my bare feet?

SPRING TREATS

Yesterday the weather was cold

it snowed and blew and the rain poured!

Now the sun shines sparkly gold!

And in my garden, leaves unfold!

Sweet green peas with crunchy pods!

Lettuce leaves all green and soft!

Tender sprouts poke up their heads!

From their muddy little beds!

SALAD!

I like salad, tossed and green

lots of lettuce, and fresh peas!

A little onion and croutons!

Then we pour the dressing on!

I like salad, on my plate!

For that salad, I can't wait!

Heap it high, hill of green!

Soon my plate will be all clean!

Spring Colors

In my garden round my home

flowers grow and bloom and roam

Little arms reach out to me

Many colors do I see!

Blue and crimson spring up flowers

Yellow, gold, and deep orange towers

Beds of white and purple deep

All my garden wakes from sleep!

Winds that Blow

Riding high in the sky

Large white clouds, sailing by

Tender leaves make quiet sounds

Brother Wind is making his rounds

Sister Rain comes falling down

Crystal drops splat on the ground

Warm spring rains smell good to me

Great with gusty springtime breeze!

White Wonder!

Deep in the woods

I wander, I go

Deep in the woods

I walk in the snow!

The snow is so white

It shines so bright!

Dazzling my Eyes

With Winter delight!

Behind the white drifts

Who should appear?

Tiny snow bunnies

and gentle brown deer!

Deep in the woods,

I wonder, I know

Deep in the woods,

Falls silver snow!

(Choose several children to huddle under silver-lilac-white silks and

one under a lovely brown silk, hiding behind some larger objects near

the circle space....then as the others circle round, saying the words

aloud, leading one another by the hands, listening, then on the 3rd

stanza, the 'bunnies' and 'deer' can softly come and follow along

behind, or join in where they are able...or thread through the hands,

under neath, as if they were going between the trees....) If

desired, teacher can hold up several white larger silks for the

children to pass under when walking the circle, as if the snow were

falling in the room.....

Crick Crack Snip Snap!

Crick Crack Snippy Snap!

The trees are talking with their sap!

Snick Snack Trippy Trap!!

We can use our sugar tap!

Splish Splosh Mish Mash!

Syrup runs both slow and fast!

Slide Slip Stirry Flake!

Syrup sweet on my pancake!

(a clapping game....with a partner, teach the children to keep time

with this lively rhyme by clapping right hands, simple, with a

partner, or even clapping a right hand to a left hand, or stamping

with bare feet on the floor, or even clapping feet together while

sitting, the beat is 1 2 3 4 on the silly words, and this is a good

place for some dexterity work with the feet, even simple stamping of

the right foot one line, then the left foot the next, changing from

clapping or snapping of fingers, to the feet, or other sequence,

another variation might be to have all the children stand in an

inward circle, and the 'pancake' goes around the inside, clapping

hands with each child and when the word pancake is said, the last one

touched is the new pancake!).

Puddles!

Piddle paddle puddle

Water in a muddle!

Silver raindrops falling down

Into pools, wet and brown!

Pools and puddles, big and small

I can wade right through them all!

With my boots and hat and coat

I am almost like a boat!

Piddle paddle puddle more

I can sail right to my door

Mud and water, dirt and rain

May I go outside again?

Hot Muffins!

In the winter, sun sleeps in

Rising late in cloudy dim

When I tumble out of bed

Mama rubs my sleepy head

Round the houses, swirls the snow

rustling rising rolling.... Blow!

Inside my stove makes golden heat,

On the table, fresh muffins to eat!

Muffins split with butter spread

Plump and tasty, golden bread!

Raisins, pumpkin, cinnamon, wheat

Winter muffins, mmmm let's eat!

BULBS IN THE SPRING

Little brown bulbs

Asleep in the ground

Wait for the winter to pass.....

The sun will come out,

Warm up the ground

and Wake up the Bulbs at last!

FROSTY FAIRY ---use white or pale blue or lavender silks for this

movement game as you dance in a ring!

Little Frosty Fairy

Dances on her Toes

Crystal in her Earrings

Snowflakes on her Nose!

Tiny Silver fairy

With icy little wings

Plays with moonlit sparkles

From her silver rings!

THE COLD WIND BLOWS

The cold wind blows around my door

Sneaks through windows, along the floor

And freezes my fingers and toes and face

And scurries around all over the place!

It blusters and bellows and brags and howls

And pushes and presses on limbs and boughs!

That old north wind brings frost and snow,

And makes us all huddle around the stove!

So Mama makes cocoa in mugs so bright

And we keep the fireplace crackling this night!

When it is time to climb into our beds

we pull our blankets right up to our heads!

Rain Puddles

Cold and wet the rain pours down

It drips and drops all over town

It makes the people wet and cold

And all umbrellas do unfold!

The cold rain makes the ground so nice

Big muddy pools, sometimes with ice

And I with boots and coat and hat

Can stamp around in all of that!

DROPS OF DEW

Drops of Dew

Silvery Blue

Sparkling On

The Flowers!

Spears of green

Can be seen

Cherry Blossom

Bowers!

QUEEN SPRING

Quietly quietly Spring arrives

Bowing her head to King Winter!

Wearily walks that tired old king

Ready to rest.......

To the song of Queen Spring!

FAIRIES

Gleam of Crystal

Shine of Jewel

Dragonfly Fairies

Springdom Rule

Faster than light

Lighter than Air

Airy Delights

Everywhere!

Dirt

Dirt dirt dirt

Loamy sandy dirt

Mud mud mud

Sticky icky mud

Garden Boots

Make my Feet

Look so Big

Froggy Green!

Dig dig dig

Find the weeds

Turn turn turn

Garden deeds!

Snails and slugs

Silver trails

Plant the peas

Splashing pails!

Dirt dirt dirt

Loamy sandy dirt

mud mud mud

sticky icky mud!

Tulips

Of all the spring flowers I love

This one clearly rises above

Her leaves are sharp, her head is round

and beautiful colors she brings from the ground.

Baby Birds

Mother Robin builds her nest

Round and snug and soft

Little eggs of beautiful blue

In cradle high aloft

Soon to waken, crick crack creck

Out comes bird with slender neck!

Open beak of hungry one

Mama's work has just begun!

GREEN

Green green we welcome you

We are weary of white!

Green green spread out anew

Make our winter world bright!

Cherry Snow

Under the cherry tree

The light was pink and new

Falling all around me

Cherry snowflakes flew

Caught them in my fingers

Felt them on my head

When breezes shook the branches

My cherry pink bed....

Out of the Brown

Out of the brown

Creeps the green

And rust and purple

and red.

Where do you come from

Buds of spring?

From out of that hard

brown bed?

Suddenly

Suddenly spring has sprung

Suddenly shifts the solid ice

Snapping and swirling its way to water....

Suddenly bare brown branchs bewitch

Me with their burgeoning blossoming bowers

Brilliant bright bangles of beauty......

Suddenly flocks of fast flying fowl

Flow fearlessly with faraway fanfare

Falling frightfully fast into the fields....

TABLE BLESSINGS

For those who sit amongst us

And those around us still

For all who have come to join this

Table of good will

With Gratitude for farmers,

and earth and seed and sun,

We are mindful of our blessings,

May it be so, for everyone.

The Small Child's Prayer

Sun and earth and rain

Good food on my plate

Moon and star and sky

Very thankful am I.

Friendly Family Blessing

From coast to coast, from sea to sea

A nation full of people are we

But this one day we set aside

To come together with friendly pride

To sup and laugh, to eat and pray

To build a memory of Thanksgiving Day.

With grateful hearts we see this food

And thank the farmers, humble and good,

With sun and moon, over seasons long,

It makes our hearts and bodies strong,

For work and play, for rest and sleep,

A humble gratitude we keep.

JUMP ROPE RHYMES

Back and Forth Swinging

The waves are steep

the water is deep

the ocean is blue

and I love you....

Raising the Rope Like A Snake (Shaking it)

Can s/he pass thru?

The snake is rising

That snake just flew!

Can you cross?

Can you pass through?

Leaping Over a Steady Rope, Raising it Slowly

I go I go, said the, old man

I jump, I jump, as far as, I can!

CENTERING POEMS

E A O Poems

We are free, you and me

All around can be found

Homes that have hearts of gold...

Tall as a tree, gentle breeze

Gather round, all who can be found

Open your door, little gnome, to your cozy little home

Ee ee ee says the busy busy bee

Ah ah ah all around the tree

Oh oh oh more honey please....

Eee Ahhh Ohhhh

Here stand we, Firm and Free

From afar, I see my star

In my heart, I enfold, Sun gold

Eeee Ahhh Ohhhh