Smart Girls, Part One

The process continues to work in a variety of ways. The first three poems here were all pulled from the same poem: Twyla M. Hansen's "After the Prairie Burn."  The fourth one is from the last poem Emily Bronte wrote (no title.) The last is from Maya Angelou's "Old Folks Laugh," and is the first one I pulled an additional line from to round out the poem.  It's fun to expand on the ways the Golden Shovel can work.

Reach Deep

She is on the rise.

Reese is bright

and involved, and from

what I see, her roots

solid and strong, that

are where she can reach,

yet still they run deep.

Undisturbed Pond

She comes across

as an introvert, the

demeanor of Zulai a bridge

to what is above:

a determined girl, an

undisturbed pond

where stability and intelligence reside. 

Singular Story

She has aliveness when

she comes in the room, Mia is one

who never quits, loves to read,

is always engaged in the

class activities; a fresh and singular story.

Curious Questioner

Julia comes in with

her wide-embracing

curiosity, her love

of the written word, her

intense need to know; a spirit

inside her animates

and engages, draws forth eternal

questions she'll be asking for years.

Girls Like Her

Kayla is full of knowing

Never missing a beat, or the

opportunity to exhibit her best.

It's a wonder, really, and

puzzle: does she even have a worst?

It's probably a matter of

stellar thinking and crystal remembering.

Girls like her can free the world!