This slice is part of the Slice of Life on  Two Writing Teachers! #sol24. I’m slicing on Tuesdays. I hope you’ll join me!

I’m searching for a seed
of a story
that shows flowers after showers
like Chaucer says.

Instead, I’m back in eleventh grade
Memorizing The Canterbury Tales
Recording my performance on cassette
in a closet off the classroom.

Is this a real memory? It must be.
For decades I’ve randomly
thought, “Whan that Aprill…” and wondered
Does everyone else remember the rest but me?

So I get it, Chaucer
with the showers then the flowers
I just don’t think you knew
how long the rain can last.

I’m looking for poetry challenges. Today I found one by checking out Ethical ELAs prompt:: “April Showers Bring May Flowers”