Happy Poetry Friday!
I’m getting ready for another March in Chicago–this Saturday’s March For Our Lives. I’m sharing a tanka poem and my poster that I will carry. I hope to get the backside of the poster done before the March.
KIDS–SCHOOLS-NEIGHBORHOODS
Guns gotta go–
Schools gotta be safe
for kids to learn and grow!
Neighborhoods gotta be safe
for kids to meet and play!
Second Amendment’s
archaic–A militia
securing a free state?
Bearing guns doesn’t protect
Kids–Schools–Neighborhoods!
© 2018 Michelle Kogan
The industrious poet Laura Purdie Salas at Writing the World for Kids is hosting this weeks Poetry Friday Roundup. Thanks Laura!
Michelle Kogan Illustration, Painting, & Writing 
Love your poster and your poem. Let’s hope people in this country will listen. Thank you for lifting your voice.
Thanks Cathy, I hope this outcry brings about change!
What a cool poster to carry! We are going to the March in DC. I’m glad that it is going to be big, but I’m a little scared about how packed it is going to be!
Thanks Tabatha, glad you are Marching too! Wish I could march with you in D.C. but I’ll be home voicing concerns from my city, Chicago!
Awesome poster/poem, Michelle. Stay safe tomorrow and thank you for marching!
Thanks Jama, it was an inspiring March, the student’s speeches and poetry performances were fantastic!
The poster and the poem hold what I wish everyone would believe, to keep their kids safe. I never imagined this kind of world we live in now. Thanks, Michelle.
I never did either, but you should have seen the enthusiasm and support that spilled out at this March–it’s a Movement Now!
Have a good march, Michelle. Love your attention-getting poem/poster. So sad that there is a need for it:>(
Thanks Laura–yes sad, but the March was invigorating and it’s only going to grow bigger!
I love the poster! And, the poem. I hope you can take both with you to the march. Thank you for marching. We have GOT to get our world back.
I agree Linda–we all Marched together!
Love the poster and the poem. And i have been blown away by the response to today’s marches all across the country. The future is in good hands with these kids.
Thanks Kay, It sure is the students will and have become a wonderful force and voice to follow!
Hope you got the back side of your sign done, Michelle. I bet it was a big hit! I thought about you today at our local march… no signs there nearly as pretty.
Thanks Michelle, yes both sides competed and the March was Marvelous–the students inspiring, there’s no stopping them now! Glad you Marched also!
Great sign. I hope you had a good time.
Thanks Brenda–the students were invigorating!