For a class project in ENGL 208 Children’s Literature, we were asked to select a poem for children or young adults and to “illustrate” it on the page to appeal to young readers.
The Day after Labor Day by Joan Bransfield Graham
September breeze, an island chill,
the streets so quiet . . . still,
seem wider now
but soon they fill
with gulls
that stride and squawk
and boldly walk
the middle of the road—
I wish I understood
gull-talk
perhaps they, too, feel harmony
no crowds, no noise
now once again
just sand, waves, sky, and sea
. . . just gulls and me
Erin Searles
May 17, 2021 — 5:35 pm
I love how you made the words look like their actions. Like how breeze looks like it’s flying in the wind