Friday, May 11, 2012

Poetry Friday--Remembering Maurice Sendak

There was such a generous outpouring of tribute and tears after the news of the passing of Maurice Sendak earlier this week. His honesty in the making of children's books will be missed.

In remembering Mr. Sendak, and seeing as it is Poetry Friday, I'd like to share my favorite month from Chicken Soup With Rice: A book of Months [JP SEN GREEN DOT]--December. The lovely "B" sounds make this verse a winner.

December

In December
I will be
a baubled bangled
Christmas tree
with soup bowls draped all over me.
Merry once
Merry twice
merry chicken soup
with rice.
The whole book is delightful, from its small format (approximately 5 x 7"), to its rhythm, to its exuberant illustrations. A merry, merry gift for all!

The lovely Irene Latham of Live Your Poem... is hosting this week's Round-Up.

6 comments:

Tara said...

One of my favortes - I can always hear Carole King's voice when I re-read "Chicken Soup."

laurasalas said...

Ha! I just put this on reserve at the library. Thanks for sharing it...

Diane Mayr said...

At her blog today,Julie Larios has the video of Carole King's performance of Chicken Soup.

Ruth said...

It's fun to see this! Thanks for sharing. I'm reading this while I wait for the video of Chicken Soup with Rice to download over on The Drift Record (slow internet connection).

Diane Mayr said...

Whoopy once,
whoopy twice...

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Irene Latham said...

Merry once. Merry twice. YES! Thanks so much for sharing!