Tonight there is SUCH a beautiful full moon! In fact, I have discovered that tonight it is the closest that the moon has been to our Earth since 1993 (long before any of you were even born!!). So, in honour of tonight's moon, here are a few moon poems...Just a note: when I was in grade 5 (which was well before 1993 and the last, very close full moon - practically ancient history!), I had to memorize and recite the poem Silver by Walter de la Mare. I remember being quite nervous about this, but I also remember liking the poem quite a lot. I still do not know what the word "shoon" means...or "casements"...maybe we should look these up together? Anyway, here are the moon poems that I chose for us to consider. I will look forward to reading your ideas and connections that you write about! :) And by the way, I hope you are all having a fabulous March Break!
Silver
by Walter de la Mare
Slowly, silently, now the moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon;
This way, and that, she peers, and sees
Silver fruit upon silver trees;
One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;
Couched in his kennel, like a log,
With paws of silver sleeps the dog;
From their shadowy coat the white breasts peep
Of doves in a silver-feathered sleep;
A harvest mouse goes scampering by,
With silver claws, and silver eye;
And moveless fish in the water gleam,
By silver reeds in a silver stream.
This next one is a bit tricky, but I think that of all the moon poems I found, I like this one the very best, even though there are some complicated ideas and words...like "constancy" (which means to be stable, never changing, faithful, true, loyal, unwavering...does this help?), and even though it is a little sad...my favourite line is "wandering companionless": It sounds so lonely. I would not want to be wandering around like that, without a friend (companion). Now I am feeling a little sorry for tonight's lovely moon...Please write about your ideas and thoughts!
To the Moon
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Art thou pale for weariness
Of climbing heaven and gazing on the earth,
Wandering companionless
Among the stars that have a different birth,
And ever changing, like a Joyless eye
That finds no object worth its constancy?
I also find that the poet's middle name is a very interesting one...!
Looking forward to hearing your ideas! - Ms. K.
I like the first poem because in that poem it rhymes and I like rhyming poems like that Dr.seus. I also like that poem because it is about the moon and I know a song about the moon and it reminds me of that nice song that I always like to hear. I like the second poem because in that poem is is short and I like short poems because I know lots of short poems that are nice poems and because it is short and that I dont really like reading alot of stuff unless it is a very good poem that makes that poem one of your greatest memory that you will always treasure in your heart.
ReplyDeletethe poem was very sleepy and fun because it made want to go to the moon!
ReplyDeleteI have seen the full moon too i like the poems because one is about climbing to heven and one is about a little sadnis these poems are my most faverite poems in the world.
ReplyDeletephillip.The amazing full moon its great I love it its such a good moon I prayed when it happend the beautyful moon is like a shooting star its amazing.rami. its cool too i love them both its nice and hope you make a webkinz poem hope you the best of luck on your next poem hope its amazing and we are doing this for all your new poems we never saw hope you create one about the color red and lots more hope you have fun on your next poem. ps hope you a best of luck for your next poem
ReplyDeleteThe story is very nice i dont really know what casment means im going to serch it up when i get home next week friday
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.K this was my frst time seeing the moon so close to the Erath and it was so bright I could hardly to see the bright moon.
ReplyDeletethe first poem was great.I liked it because its all silver.It makes me think everything is shining.The second was alittle complacated to understand but I liked how they said all the facts.Since I like facts I think the poem was great.Both poems were the best.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.K!!!!!!It has been a R E A L Y LONG time. I realy liked those poems!I also don't know what those words mean like Shoon.With all these clues, the word shoon, must have something to do with the Moon, because the poem said "in her shoon". I thought they were talking about the moon. The creater must be smart, talented, wise , creative, and well known. I am THRILLED!!!!!!!!
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(Steven)i think that this poem was ok the thing that was bad was its only talk moon.(Nedim) I think that this poem was ok but what I dont like is that there is complecated words in here like shoon and casements and only about night time and i hate night time!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletei love the two poems because they were very intresting and also very cool i like the silver poem because its very true and it makes me feel like i want to go to the moon.i also like the amazing full moon because it was a long time that we saw a full moon sooo there great and i hope theres more poets like this
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ReplyDeleteI like "to The Moon" because I like difficult words.
The poem is wonderful because I love moons.
Ms.kutertan,the poem is beautiful because it is like the full moons in canada canada is the same here.some moons get smaller and small er and smaller then the moons are gone.They come back here in canada. The poem was really great.Well bye.
ReplyDeletehey ms.k i like both of the poems but why does its say the shoon or casements i have never see the word shoon or casement i have seen a few full moon one time and my brother anad my dad seen that metor shower but i was sleeping cause it was at 2:00 am but they said it was so cool and they could not look at it cause it was so bright!! they had to ware sunglasses
ReplyDeletehi this is arafat and awsome samee we like no love the poem i like the silver poem and arafat does too. Arafat thinks that shoon means light or shine. But I dont really understand the poem to the moon.that was the first time I saw the moon so bright in my life. This makes me want to go to the moon. I heard they are selling tickets to a ride to the moon. I better start saving :)
ReplyDeleteMs. kutertan I really liked the silver poem. The best part was that it said(log and dog). On the full moon night me and my sister looked at the full moon and how beautiful it is and how bright it is.
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ReplyDeleteI liked the pome becacuse:
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it was a good pome:)
Wow I have not been on the blog for a while this is a nice poem. It reminds me of joy because the poem is so awesome. I like the part when it says among the stars that have a different birth I dont know why I like it. the poem I read was to the moon
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