Watch a violinist spin stars and snowflakes into existence and
wake dragons. Step into a bookstore full of dusty treasures, and wander through
a graveyard for poems that died before their birth. Join a solitary star
treading the measures of its stately dance above a rainbow like a stream of
dripping jewels. Then mourn with the alien who crash-landed on Earth and can’t
get home - but be careful to avoid the deadly shadow creatures slinking through
the darkness.
Grab your copy of this volume of poetry now and embark on an unforgettable journey across the miles!
These poems touch on themes such as travel, friendship, nature,
God, music, fantasy, music, animal encounters, and school. Some whimsical, some
serious, they include specific, lesser-known varieties of poetry such as
pantoum, rondeau, triolet, roundel, and villanelle.
Read on to sample two of
the poems in Across the Miles!
Monopoly (a Pantoum)
A pantoum consists of
four-line stanzas in which the second and fourth lines of one stanza become the
first and third lines of the next stanza. It works well to describe noisy
places or repetitive thoughts or conversations.
“Monopoly’s
such a fun game.”
“So now
how much more do I owe you?”
“Did you
pay as much as you claim?”
“The rules are right here,
let me show you.”
“So now
how much more do I owe you?”
“You’re
not getting Boardwalk from me!”
“The
rules are right here, let me show you.”
“It’s ‘Get out of Jail for
Free’.”
“You’re
not getting Boardwalk from me!”
“Will all
you guys please be more quiet?”
“It’s
‘Get out of Jail for Free’.”
“You landed on mine, don’t
deny it.”
“Will all
you guys please be more quiet?”
“I can’t
hear a word that you say.”
“You
landed on mine, don’t deny it.”
“Just pass me the dice,
then I’ll play.”
“I can’t
hear a word that you say.”
“Are
Reading and Short Line for sale?”
“Just
pass me the dice, then I’ll play.”
“So how do I get out of
jail?”
“Are
Reading and Short Line for sale?”
“She owes
you nine hundred for rent.”
“So how
do I get out of jail?”
“You know how much money
I’ve spent?”
“She owes
you nine hundred for rent.”
“Aha,
he’s advancing my way now!”
“You know
how much money I’ve spent?”
“You landed on Baltic, so
pay now.”
“Aha,
he’s advancing my way now.”
“Did she
roll a three or a four?”
“You
landed on Baltic, so pay now.”
“I don’t want to play
anymore.”
“Did she
roll a three or a four?”
“You owe
me two hundred and twenty.”
“I don’t
want to play anymore.”
“Don’t buy more hotels –
you’ve got plenty!”
“You owe
me two hundred and twenty.”
“Did you
pay as much as you claim?”
“Don’t
buy more hotels – you’ve got plenty!”
“Monopoly’s
such a fun game.”
Flu
For best
effect, read this poem aloud with a stuffy nose and hoarse voice.
I’ve
decided I hate the flu – I really do!
The
soreness and aching,
the
temp’rature taking
which
tries to make me a believer that I’ve only got a fever
of 99.2
but I’m
pretty sure that thermometer’s a liar
’cause it
feels way higher
and I
think I may slowly be going insane
’cause my
cough’s such a pain
with its
racking and its hacking
while all
of the drugs that I take are in vain
and my
head and my chest
are both
tight and congest-
ed, and
I’m faced with issues
like
running out of tissues
(’cause
my drippy nose never stops)
and
having to bring cough drops
everywhere
I go
and my
eyes getting runny
–
and NO! It’s not funny!
’cause I
don’t like being in pain and congested and woozy
And
inconvenienced and fevered and fluzy.
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About the Poet:
Annie Douglass Lima considers herself fortunate to have traveled
in twenty different countries and lived in four of them. A fifth-grade teacher
in her “other” life, she loves reading to her students and sparking their
imaginations. Her books include science fiction, fantasy, YA action and
adventure novels, a puppet script, poetry, Bible verse coloring and activity
books, and a fantasy-themed cookbook. When she isn’t teaching or writing, Annie
can often be found sipping spiced chai or pomegranate green tea in exotic
locations, some of which exist in this world.
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