Poem: I love the look of words

[Barbara <3mcelfish@INTEGRITYOL.COM>]

Thank you for all the help finding this poem. I thought others would enjoy
it, too.
Barbara McElfish
librarian, Mirror Lake Elementary
Federal Way, Washington
3McElfish@integrityol.com

"I Love the Look of Words"
Maya Angelou ©1993


Popcorn leaps, popping from the floor
of a hot black skillet
and into my mouth.
Black words leap,
snapping from the white
page. Rushing into my eyes. Sliding
into my brain which gobbles them
the way my tongue and teeth
chomp the buttered popcorn.

When I have stopped reading,
ideas from the words stay stuck
in my mind, like the sweet
smell of butter perfuming my
fingers long after the popcorn
is finished.
I love the book and the look of words
the weight of ideas that popped into my mind
I love the tracks
of new thinking in my mind.



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From: "Barbara" <3mcelfish@INTEGRITYOL.COM>
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Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 10:07 PM
Subject: Searching for Poem


> One of my teachers asked me to find the poem, I LOVE THE LOOK OF WORDS by
> Maya Angelou. Can anyone help me? It sounds like one we might all enjoy.
> Thanks,
>
>
> Barbara McElfish
> librarian, Mirror Lake Elementary
> Federal Way, Washington
> 3McElfish@integrityol.com
>
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