What do you notice about the photograph? What shape does the moon remind you of? How does this go with the poem?

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1 my moon / your moon when i saw you on the moon tonight tho we were all those miles apart i felt the wonder of your love and i knew your moon was my moon even in such distance i waved and i saw you wave back Write About It Have you ever been far away from someone you love but still known there is a special connection between you? How can this be? Can you put this poem in your own words? What is the hidden message of this poem? Can you draw a beautiful colorful picture of the moon rising over the ocean? What do you notice about the photograph? What shape does the moon remind you of? How does this go with the poem? Poem by jani johe webster Photograph by Suzanne Webb

2 language i dreamed last nite i knew all the languages they came in different colors and each had a different taste when morning came i gathered them close like a bouquet of sparkles to light the world Write About It Why would the poet say that languages come in different colors? Someone once said that if everyone learned another language, the world would be a more beautiful place. Why would this be? How does knowing another language help us be more sensitive to the gifts of others? Can you draw a bouquet of sparkles? Can you find the simile in this poem? how would you finish this thought: Learning another language is like If you were going to write a simile about language, How does this photograph convey the essence of the poem? What do you notice about the photograph? What title would you give this photograph if you saw it in a museum? Poem by jani johe webster Photograph by Suzanne Webb

3 something hidden is there a message that will tell an answer to life itself hidden in an autumn leaf a snowflake like no other a bird that sings of spring a rose that whispers of summer is there somewhere a message Write About It Can you write down an image (something specific and concrete that you can see in your mind) that goes with each season? Can you draw colorful pictures to go with your imagery? Compare and contrast your images to those in the poem. What is your favorite season? What magic does each season bring in your life, and to the world? Can you write down what messages are hidden in each of the photographs? Poem by jani johe webster Photograph by Suzanne Webb

4 a crystal light it is a lonely earth we live on while we hear tonight the wind that rages yet somewhere there is a crystal light that comes after the fiercest storm i am looking Write About It The poet, jani johe webster, often writes about the exquisite beauty of this life, yet in this poem, she begins with it is a lonely earth / we live on. How can the earth we live on be lonely and beautiful at the same time? What do you think the poet means in the last stanza about a crystal light coming after the fiercest storm? If the storm is a metaphor for our struggles, what could the crystal light symbolize? Can you draw a picture of this poem? What poem do you see hidden in the photograph? Give the photo your own words to call forth a poem of your own. The poet ends with the words i am looking. How does this convey courage? What can we learn from this poet in facing the fierce storms of our lives? Poem by jani johe webster Photograph by Suzanne Webb

5 minus me i thot i saw a friend and approached with open arms in my mistake i gave a part of me he took it with a laugh or two and now i am a minus me Write About It This poem tells a story that we have all lived. Can you put the story into your own words? What does the poet mean with the line i gave a part of me? The word minus is most often used in math. What is it doing in this poem? If someone said to a magical star, I feel like a minus me, how would the star answer? What does the photograph have to do with the story of the poem? In another poem, the poet writes of a beautiful shoreline where nature writes its own music/ and as we listen/ we are whole again. How does being whole again relate to minus me? Poem by jani johe webster Photograph by Suzanne Webb