Read Poetry

Read Poetry

Experience the power of a poem!

Some read poetry
to lose themselves
in rich vocabulary
and luscious metaphor.

Some read poetry
for the tap-tap-tap
and the naked rhyme
which moves the body.

Some read poetry
to find righteous wisdom
buried in dusty books
written centuries ago.

Some read poetry
for the slam effect
of wowing others
with verbal wizardry.

Some read poetry
to rediscover and reconnect
with the natural world
and their mortal coil.

I read poetry
for the life-changing possibilities
and the full body blow delivered
by just a few inspired words.

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Travel stories teach geography;
insect stories lead the child into natural science;
and so on. The teacher, in short,
can use reading to introduce her pupils
to the most varied subjects;
and the moment they have been thus started,
they can go on to any limit guided
by the single passion for reading.
~ Maria Montessori