poems by marsha johnson volume one-80 poems
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Poems by Marsha Johnson Volume One-80 PoemsTRANSCRIPT
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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
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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
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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!
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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!
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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
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(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
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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..
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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....
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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
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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
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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..
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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!
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Administrator
Administrator
Administrator
Administrator
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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
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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!
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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
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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....
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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......
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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.
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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!
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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