Welcome Poetry Friday friends! This year for National Poetry Month I'm writing and sharing found poems, most of which are science- or nature-themed. You can learn more about this form and my plans in this post describing the project. I'm also sharing these found poems as images on my Instagram in case you want to see them all in one place.
Today's poem comes from Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island, written by Loree Griffin Burns.
Surtsey
a volcano exploded
under the sea
gave birth to
an island
arrived with no warning
it had been
six thousand years
(or more!)
since the last eruption
base grew wider
top grew taller
pushed up and out
of the ocean
lava bombs rained down
piles of ash
cinder and rock
survived waves and wind
a second volcano
belched to life
molten lava
flowing down
cooled, hardened
foundation protected
the island
would survive
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2021. All rights reserved.
I hope you'll come back tomorrow and see what new poem I've found. Until then, you may want to read previous poems in this series. I'm also sharing these found poems as images on my Instagram in case you want to see them all in one place.
April 1 - Flotsam
April 2 - A Warm Wind
April 3 - Zentangle Poem
April 4 - Soap Bubbles
April 5 - Following Butterflies
April 6 - Mount St. Helens
April 7 - Beautiful Buildings
April 8 - Muir in California
April 9 - Night on the Reef
April 10 - The Greatest Story Ever Told
April 11 - Archaeologists Look for Clues
April 14 - Walter Rothschild and His Museum
April 15 - Ben Franklin, Inventor
April 16 - One Well
April 17 - Phytoplankton
April 18 - Beneath My Feet
April 19 - Being Caribou
April 20 - Studying Adélie Penguins
April 21 - Fossils
April 22 - On the Brink
I do hope you'll take some time to check out all the wonderful poetic things being shared and collected today by Catherine Flynn at Reading to the Core. Happy Poetry Friday all!
I've been following the most recent volcanic activity there with much amusement; it's such a different world NOW than it was during Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 - there are DRONES for one thing, available to amateurs and hobbyists, and we can SEE the base rising wider, then taller, and pushing and belching to life. It's eerily beautiful and seems completely fake at the same time (what? liquid rock? No)...
ReplyDeleteLovely to remind about this island, Tricia. I like the ending of the poem, island done! I saw something a while ago about the work being done there to observe the 'population' growth of both flora & fauna, without intervention by people. Fascinating!
ReplyDeleteLife on Surtsey is a terrific book, and your found poem distills the story of this island's creation perfectly!
ReplyDeleteHave you been watching the volcano on St. Vincent? That's what your poem makes me think of!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting poetic form! Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteYou pick all the best books! Love the connection to current events with this one!
ReplyDeleteYour poems always make we want to get the book to learn more. I do appreciate the way the poem captures the essence and important information of a topic. I learn a bit at every stop. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cathy. I so appreciate your kind words.
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