Ballad: a poem or song that tells a story with short lines. "The Perfect Rock by Jamie McGillen
"Constellation" by Ed DeCaria is an example of a Fib (see "F" below)
"Dear Sky" by Naomi Shihab and "Drops of Gratitude by Carole Lindstrom
Epistle is another word for a letter.
Fibonacci poetry (nicknamed Fib) is inspired by the mathematical sequence of the same name, where each line has a specific number of syllables
"Giving Thanks" by Joseph Bruchac in memory of Chief Jake Swamp
"How do you give thanks?"
"I'm Thankful for My Puppy" by Margarita Engle
Julie, thank you for my beautiful letter and flower art
"Keep on paddling/ Any place you want to go/You steer yourself/Anyplace you want to go/ Keep on paddling." Palindrome: "A Graceful Journey" by Edna Cabcabin Moran
"Limerick: single verse with three long lines and two short lines, in the rhyme scheme of aabba"
"Math poems incorporate numbers, equations, or math symbols with words to create meanings or express ideas." who knew?! Check out "Appreciation Equations" by Becky Shillington
"Nothing to Be Grateful For" by Padma Venkatraman
Onomatopoeia "Thank you, Sleep!" is quite nearly in alphabetically order, which I , of course, love! :)
Palindrome: "A Graceful Journey" by Edna Cabcabin Moran
Quatrain: a four-line stanza or poem, and the lines often alternate rhymes
"Stories for Dinner" by Cynthia Leitich-Smith
"Thanks in Advance (For Not Squishing Me)" by Sylvia Liu
my next read came in the mail this week.Vanessa Brantley-Newton's "Thankful for Thinking"
eXamples in this book are truly magnificent and awe inspiring, so I'll end this blog post with the ending of "Thank You, Sleep!" by Carolyn Dee Flores "... Out the door to play: X
-Y-Zoom" How perfect is that?! :)
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