Earlier this week when I sat down to decide what to post today, I got an email from Laura Purdie Salas that said “Ready for Talk Like a Pirate Day?”
“Am I?” I wondered.
I thought for a few minutes, remembered this poem, and happily realized I am!
In a world with so many awful things going on, let’s, if we can, take a few moments to talk like a pirate, be silly, feel joy.
Matt Forrest Esenwine has the round-up today at his blog Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme.
Liz
[…] Tomorrow, SeptembARRRGH 19, is Talk Like a Pirate Day, and Liz Steinglass is celebrating by “Sailing the Swings!” […]
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Ah, yes…”plunging through the spray!” Love this, Liz. Thanks for reminding me about this, too – Flashlight Night came out on Talk Like a Pirate Day (very fitting), so I can’t believe I’d forgotten about it!
I love Flashlight Night! It was pretty fun reading about the origins of the celebration. Who knew?
Thanks for reminding us about the importance of having fun, you salty lass! 🙂
Thanks, Jama, that bit of fun made me smile!
Ahoy, Matey! Your poem be a coffer of poetical Doubloons delights! Blow me down, you are awesome, Liz! 🙂
Haha! This poem is getting the best comments!
I love “the whim of a breeze,” Liz. This poem is a celebration of imaginative play!
Yes! I envy kids’ imaginations.
Absolutely delightful…makes me remember my love of the swingset and scoring a seat early enough in recess to enjoy it. I love the waves and the rise and the fall. A perfect poem for kids…and kids at heart. I showing this one to my middle schoolers!
Yay! I’m so happy you want to share it. Please do.
Aye, tis always good to pretend & kids let us know how good that is! Love the “chantey” rhythm of your poem, Liz. Time to sing it onboard a ship sailing the ocean blue!
Aye, this time to make waves with a pirate & I love your sea chantey poem, Liz. Time to sing along while we all sail the ocean blue having fun with the pirates! Thanks for the light shining here!
Sorry for the double reply. I thought it had gone away, so re-wrote!
Thanks, Linda, I can see from your wonderful photos that your grand girls remind you of this all the time. : )
Liz, when I first read your blog, I thought of the book “Teach Like a Pirate” by an educator friend/author/publisher, Dave Burgess. Then, I read your poem and delighted in the sheer fun of talking like a pirate to bring joy. I just came back from a walk on the beach so I am ready to don my pirate gear and head for the photos I took to virtually “plunge through the spray” I saw. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face.
Yay, so glad I brought a smile to your face. Smiles are extra precious these days.
I always loved teaching on Talk Like a Pirate Day. Love the salty seas.
Haha. That must have been a fun day in your classroom!
Ha! This is awesome, and I love the photo you paired with it. :>) Yer no bilge rat, matey!
Thanks, Laura! I’m loving everyone’s comments. I’m going to have to come up with another poem that uses fun language this way.
How very fun and whimsical – and the image of the child, clearly swinging on imagination, just sets it all off. A delight, all in all!
Thanks, Fran, and nice to meet you. Thanks for coming over and leaving a comment.
Thanks for bringing us a bit of rollicking joy in the sea of turmoil Liz!