summer reading 2010

Pre-reading questions:

1. Considering the title of the poem Summer Noon by Tryfon Tolides, what adjectives might you expect to appear in the poem?
2. How would those adjectives compare to the descriptive words or phrases in a poem titled Autumn Noon?

Summer Noon

soft stories cradled
the past into afternoon naps,
sun above, scorching;
flies, buzzing;
heat, singing through the window;
warm, curled up, blanket, warm;
time ticks on the shelf;
half awake, muttering voices
lull through dreams,...
sleepy, sleepy,...warm sun...

If you had to write a poem titled September School Day at Noon, what adjectives would you use? What adjectives would you hope that your students would use? Your teachers? Parents? What are you doing to cultivate those positive sentiments on the first day of school?

Make a good day,
Tod

PS. Summer Noon is from Tryfon Tolides's self-published work, pictures and screams.