Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Is That a Poem in Your Pocket?

Magic

Sandra's seen a leprechaun,

Eddie touched a troll,

Laurie danced with witches once,

Charlie found some goblins' gold.

Donald heard a mermaid sing,

Susy spied an elf,

But all the magic I have known

I've had to make myself.

--Shel Silverstein


April is National Poetry Month. Today is Poem in Your Pocket Day.




To observe the day, I whipped up a pocket and filled it with a few fun poems to share with my staff at a team meeting today.




I cut the breast pocket off a thrift store men's shirt and attached a ribbon so I can hang it from a hook or doorknob. I printed several poems onto banana paper and cut them to fit inside the pocket. 


A story about Poem in Your Pocket Day on National Public Radio yesterday inspired the idea, so by the time I got home from work, I didn't have a lot of time to invest. Were I to do this over with more time, I'd probably embellish the pocket a bit and create more visually appealing cards.




The cute pocket could be used for party favors, recipe cards, reminder cards, to tote a sweet vintage hanky and hung on a knob for interest.


All in all, a poetic project.


Make it a great day!