Sometimes I feel yellow,
or slow, green and dragging
or even a rapid-raging red.
But more often are the days
where my feelings are as
mixed as a flowerbed.
Copyright 2019 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss links color and emotion and makes it possible to talk to very young children about feelings in a tangible way. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! His birthday is Saturday (March 2).
Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks to Linda Baie at TeacherDance for hosting on such an auspicious occasion.
39 thoughts on “Different Colored Days”
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WE LOVE THE VIEWS OF DIFFERENT HUES!
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Thanks! Aren’t flowers glorious?
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YUP—REA; PETAL PUSHERS!
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😀
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I think I’ll take your feelings from, “But more often are the days
where my feelings are as
mixed as a flowerbed.” How uplifting, and the flowers are too! I’ve been eyeing those Gerber daisies in the store–they are lovely, thanks Brenda.
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It’s hard to get a good photo in the floral department, without plastic wrap intruding, but this one worked out. And it worked for my tribute to Dr. Seuss, who changed children’s literature, for the better.
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Love the conceit of days being different colors!
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Dr. Seuss was fanciful indeed.
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Perfect! I’m in love with your photo/poem combos
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Thanks! I’ve been blogging 6 years. It’s hard to believe I’ve kept it going this long, but I still can’t imagine stopping.
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BTW: I did share your wood art photo and poem with teachers along with a quote of yours and of course, gave you credit.
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Thanks! 🙂 I hope they liked it.
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There’s a nice flow to your words, Brenda. Colors play an important part of life. I like the way you expressed that message.
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Thanks, Carol. I like your Black History Month post, but I’m having trouble leaving comments.
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Beautiful Just like a quilt of colours.
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They are gorgeous.
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I just saw you had a fall, and am glad all is better without “extra” things, Brenda. I was just going to mention “My Many Colored days”, a favorite, and then you shared it, too. I love your ‘flower bed’ of feelings. Days can be like that!
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I prefer to think of them as flower bed days than mixed up days. 🙂 Gerber daisy days.
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Nicely put, Brenda 🙂 For some reason, this made me think of Todd Park, do you know his artwork/books for young kids?
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Do you mean Todd Parr? I love his books!
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Yes, him! I think my hands automatically put a “k” after “par”!
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The power of the Google search — I was wondering who Todd Park was, and Google offered up Todd Parr. Google really has revolutionized searching.
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I love the comparison of feelings to the many colors of a flowerbed.
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It makes them more approachable somehow, doesn’t it? They are so intangible that flip-flopping them and imagining them as tangible helps.
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we are all a rainbow of colors
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I agree. All of us many shades of nature.
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Hope you get up again
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Lovely, Brenda… I feel that way too! Oh, the glories of the garden–uplifting us even on cloudy day. May yours be filled with sunshine and flowers.
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Thank you! It’s more likely to be filled with doctor visits and cleaning, but I will try to hold this photo in my thoughts all day. 🙂
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Thought and prayers that all goes well…
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I’ll be better soon. Thanks! 🙂
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❤
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Thanks!
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LOVE this – words and pic
🙂
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Thank you!
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Beautiful. I hope you are feeling better after your fall. 🙂
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I am. Somehow, I don’t need any PT or surgery this time. I feel lucky!
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That’s definitely a GOOD thing. 🙂
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Yes! I am surprised, but happy!
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