Poem of the month - November Cotton Flower by Jean Toomer November Cotton Flower
By Jean Toomer Boll-weevil’s coming, and the winter’s cold, Made cotton-stalks look rusty, seasons old, And cotton, scarce as any southern snow, Was vanishing; the branch, so pinched and slow, Failed in its function as the autumn rake; Drouth fighting soil had caused the soil to take All water from the streams; dead birds were found In wells a hundred feet below the ground-- Such was the season when the flower bloomed. Old folks were startled, and it soon assumed Significance. Superstition saw Something it had never seen before: Brown eyes that loved without a trace of fear, Beauty so sudden for that time of year. Jean Toomer, "November Cotton Flower" from Cane. Copyright 1923 by Boni & Liveright, renewed 1951 by Jean Toomer. Poetry is a wonderful way to explore ideas in your homeschool. Reading a poem with your child can be as simple as an excuse for reading practice or can expand into an expansive learning opportunity. P.S. for more homeschooling ideas, go to Blossom Learning.
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