Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess!
Dr. Suess had a fabulous way of communicating with words. As a result, he had a great influence on my love for reading and words. In addition to loving words, I also love color! Sometimes, I wonder if my love of color is directly connected to my love of words. After all, words and color are both forms of communication. When you pair the two together, it’s powerful.
When I was preparing for this post, I discovered that he wrote about colors! I did not know this and will have to get a copy and read it. I want to know how he presented color with his wonderful mastery of words!
Several years ago, I wrote up a little poem about ink to honor Dr. Suess on his birthday. It’s my interpretation of how he would have written about ink. I wonder if will be anything like his book on color?
Ink, Ink, Ink! An Ode to Dr. Suess
if only you try!
You can ink up
in yellow
or ink up in blue
You can ink up
a horse
or ink up a sky
with clouds floating by
Oh the things
you can ink up
any thing that you wish
Ink up in bright colors
ink up at night
ink up on a long trip
Oh, the wonder of
ink, ink, ink!
You can ink up a bouquet
to celebrate a birthday!
Oh the things
you can ink up
if only you try!
by Darla Olson
Ink Up A Color Combo For Dr. Suess
