A poem

Carter is studying Haiku, a Japanese form of poetry in which the stanzas follow a set syllable count:  5/7/5.  Here’s my haiku for the day:

CD spinning songs
Raffi saying thanks, a lot
I sing these words too

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About jennifergg

I am a daughter, sister, wife, and mother to three sons. I am a cookie-baker, storyteller, kisser-of-boo-boos, and an advocate for children with disabilities. Pinwheels is my blog about life as the mother of a boy with Down syndrome. I also have a website at www.jennifergrafgroneberg.com
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9 Responses to A poem

  1. I like the haiku. Did you know you were a poet? Or did you not know it?

    Love the new banner. Very simple, but pretty…

  2. Niksmom says:

    Very nice! Both the haiku and the banner. (Curious…does this load faster given your dial-up connection?)

  3. jennifergg says:

    Thank you for reading, and for the encouragement about the new look! Time for a little Spring cleaning around Pinwheels…

  4. Somebody's mama says:

    Oh I’m so glad I was able to assist in the spring cleaning process. It looks wonderful! I adore minimalistic, simple, and oh so very Jennifer GG.

  5. Niksmom says:

    Okay, you inspired me…and then I almost couldn’t stop! It really was almost meditative! Here are the results:
    http://maternal-instincts.blogspot.com/2008/02/haiku-meditation.html

  6. trisomymommy says:

    bloggity haiku
    modern calls for the ancient
    comment submitted

  7. Oh. Raffi. We need us some of him around here. :)

  8. jennifergg says:

    thank you for reading
    and for writing haiku too
    you all are the best

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