Hello, and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Today's Little Ditty to see what goodies Michelle has to share for Roundup! I'm happy to share with you today some poems from CHANGES: A Child's First Poetry Collection by Charlotte Zolotow, illus. by Tiphanie Beeke. The book includes an introduction by the author's daughter Crescent Dragonwagon (a name she explains she chose for herself later in life), and it's divided into four sections, one for each season. My favorite poem is the shortest poem in the book and can be found in the "Spring" section: Crocus Little crocus like a cup, holding all that sunlight up! ------------------------------- My favorite in the "Summer" section is this one: The Bridge Glittering bridge, curved like a harp with your necklace of sparkling lights, how you shine through the dark of these silent summer nights! ---------------------- in the "Autumn" section, I liked this one: The Leaves The world is weeping leaves today golden, crimson, brown, drifting slowly down. Lovely autumn, please do stay here in this little town! The world is weeping leaves today, golden, crimson, brown. -------------------------------- and finally, with an echo of the earlier "Crocus" poem, here's my favorite "Winter" poem: Here In this spot covered now by snow, tangled branch and twig, in this spot where the ice edges and the ground is frozen and the birds peck at bread, in this spot there will be crocuses blooming yellow and white, holding petaled cups of sun, if only spring would come. <