When I taught preschool, we memorized a winter snowman poem.

I made a little snowman

Who had a carrot nose.

Along came a bunny

And what do you suppose?

It went on to tell how the bunny ate the snowman’s nose and included a little onomatopoeia at the end. We made up hand motions, drew pictures of snowmen and bunnies, made collages, and playdough snowmen.

Though we don’t often think of winter as a time for poetry, there are lots of winter poems to explore.

Winter Poems is a collection of poems by classic poets. Rachel Field’s The Wild Geese begins the book with autumn turning into winter with the migration of the geese. William Shakespeare’s A Merry Note augments the activities and sounds of hearth and home as well as nature. A selected piece from Edgar Allan Poe’s The Bells gives a haunting note to sleigh bells. Robert Frost tells us about a piece of paper that looked like A Patch of Old Snow and Carl Sandburg brings the hope of spring by giving us Blossom Themes. Nature’s Paintbox and Red Sings from the Treetops include winter poems in their collection of seasons. Each book contains beautiful illustrations.

You or your child may enjoy memorizing, illustrating through various mediums, and exploring winter in the out of doors under the inspiration of winter poetry. Add the poems to a journal, print out the poems to go along with illustrations, or use the poems as copy work. You may find inspiration to write a winter poem. How cool to save a journal filled with personal poems and art to show to the next generation?

Gail Cartee is off to write a poem to add to her watercolor journal.

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