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| Put on your tap shoes, my dear friend Linda Baie at Teacher Dance is hosting Poetry Friday today! |
Today is All Hallows, also known as All Saints Day, celebrating all of the Saints--if you are Christian--looking down on us from heaven.
Here is Billy Collins, reading his poem "The Dead."
THE DEAD by Billy Collins
The dead are always looking down on us, they say.
while we are putting on our shoes or making a sandwich,
they are looking down through the glass bottom boats of heaven
as they row themselves slowly through eternity.
while we are putting on our shoes or making a sandwich,
they are looking down through the glass bottom boats of heaven
as they row themselves slowly through eternity.
Be sure to stop by MG author Elisabeth Dahl's's guest post for a book giveaway!
If you are, like me, refusing to take off your costume and wishing carved pumpkins lasted a little bit longer, here's a way to extend your Halloween fun: visit Susanna Leonard Hill's Halloweensie contest. The contest is over, but many of the 100-word entries are spooky children's poems. Enjoy!
If you are, like me, refusing to take off your costume and wishing carved pumpkins lasted a little bit longer, here's a way to extend your Halloween fun: visit Susanna Leonard Hill's Halloweensie contest. The contest is over, but many of the 100-word entries are spooky children's poems. Enjoy!
Nice to see Billy Collins getting so much love lately - he's a tremendous talent. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSuch a haunting poem.
ReplyDeleteIt's always special to hear what Billy Collins has to say about things, and also interesting to hear about heaven from others. It is something to wonder about, isn't it? I enjoyed your story for the contest Laura, and thanks for this too. Hope your Halloween spirit just floats right on through the weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove Billy Collins. It's always interesting to witness how his mind works. This poem is haunting and comforting at the same time.
ReplyDeleteBeen ages since I heard "Spooky." Thanks for posting that video too.
No one could ever accuse you of not doing Halloween right! Love the Billy Collins, of course, and thanks for the mood music too. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the Billy Collins poem and the animation--and your spooky Halloweensie poem, too!
ReplyDeleteI've never read this Billy Collins poem before, Laura. Thank you for sharing it. It is the perfect poem for today. Great story, too. =)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bridget about the perfection of the Collins' poem on All Saint's Day! All the best as you go through Halloween withdrawal.
ReplyDeleteI love the thought of the glass bottomed boat of heaven!
ReplyDeleteI love Billy Collins. It's fascinating to me, though, how hearing him read his own poetry, or seeing an animated version, totally changes the poem for me. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful poem and a beautiful thought. Love!
ReplyDeleteNicely spicy, spooky post, Laura! Just wanted to let you know that I linked to your Last Fifth Grade series in my post this week as I embark on MyPoPerDayMo challenge. Thanks for the many inspirations as I get through this stage of my life by the seat of my pants.
ReplyDeleteI love this one. I love his unique way of looking at things.
ReplyDeleteLove the animation and his poetry reading. Makes the poem even more haunting than it already is. Thanks for sharing this! =)
ReplyDeleteLove Billy Collins and this poem! I just got some Collins to listen to on disc. Looking forward to it! The glass-bottom boats of heaven - wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYep - a perfect pic for this weekend. I like Jama's notion that it's haunting and comforting at the same time. Thanks for sharing!
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