Honey, I Love (Remix)

An ode to the past month, in the form of a poem that I've been staring at all day thanks to my curriculum writer's block

I love
I love a lot of things, a whole lot of things
Like
I go to the dentist and she checks my pearly whites
She fills my mouth with x-ray slides and tells me when to bite
I like the way my teeth feel when I jump up from the chair
But honey, let me tell you that I LOVE my flattened hair
          I love my mashed down, ruined hair
          and
My cousin blows the pool up in her big new green backyard
We splash and sing and carry on until we're laughing hard
We dance so free and silly underneath the water's spray
Honey, let me tell you that I LOVE a summer day
          I love a childlike summer day
          and
My mom rolls into town with her beagle dog in tow
We walk her quick around the pond and to the mall we go
For days we eat and shop and laugh and swim and drink iced tea
Honey, let me tell you that I LOVE Mom's company
          I love the laid back freedom in my mama's company
          and
I get up bright and early for a training all week long
I brush my teeth and shower through intermittent yawns
The teachers stroll on in wearing muted shades of toffee
Honey, let me tell you that I LOVE my tall iced coffee
          I love my extra soy iced coffee
          and
The coast is warm and breezy with salty, sticky air
My second cousin Ava says, "The beach is everywhere"
We spend our days in sunshine with books and floats and waves
Honey, let me tell you that I LOVE how family saves
          I love the way my family saves
          and
My fingers fly across the keys and rest between book pages
I'm confused by all the jargon and developmental stages
Papers, final projects, online quizzes, presentations
Honey, let me tell you that I DON'T love information
          I do not love too much information
But I love
I love a lot of things, a whole lot of things
And honey,
I love you, too.

P.S. Sorry blogger from whom I stole this whole Remix idea.  Please know that your "borrowed" creativity sparked a dwindling blog, a super fab ELA powerpoint, and a rockin' worksheet!  Honey, I LOVE to share ideas.  I love to share all your ideas!

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Just checking in so I can make the midnight deadline...working on a little something that might take longer than 16 minutes :)