Saturday, March 21, 2015

What tools do you treasure?



Smooth and round
perfect expression 
every time
gliding effortlessly 

Sharp and precise
erasable
non-permeable
needing a guiding hand

Just right thickness
edges are clear
easily readable
colorful

fine
blue
felt tip
0.3
purple
mechanical
ink
0.5
green
marker
bold
pink
pencil
medium
red
pen



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15 comments:

  1. Mary Ann ReillyMarch 21, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    It's funny ins't it how the instrument you use to write/draw with matters so. Once I find a en I like I hold on to it. For me it's also about the flow of ink.

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  2. LibraryDragon/StorykeeperMarch 21, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    Pens, it takes time to find just the right one.

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  3. drferreriblogspot.comMarch 21, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    Yes, markers, pens and even pencils are my tools. I love pencils the most, however. There is something so special about the feel of the lead on the paper. I love the way it works down to a blunt edge before you sharpen anew. Those are my tools of choice. Dixon- Ticonderoga's best :)

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  4. BKMarch 21, 2015 at 10:10 AM

    Not for me! I'm left-handed and the pen, pencil, whatever color was always my enemy but the keyboard, LOVES ME!!!!
    Digital Bonnie

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  5. JudyMarch 21, 2015 at 10:26 AM

    I've fallen in love with Uniball pens. The ink flows smoothly, and the pen fits nicely in my hand. It matters!

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  6. shogemMarch 21, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    Our literacy coach has a pencil pouch filled with different writing instruments. I have become fascinated with the many choices that she gives herself. I am thinking that little things like that would add pleasure to my day. I think I need to invest some $ in some tools that will brighten my day.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 21, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    I think we all have our own favorite writing implement. Mine, when not using the laptop, is just a plain old
    Bic click pencil. I can erase, doodle, press harder for emphasis, etc.

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  8. travelinmaMarch 21, 2015 at 1:45 PM

    Do you think that pen preference is common to all humans, not just teachers and writers? Thanks...

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  9. TaraMarch 21, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    Oh, I love poems about pens - the old fashioned me just loves the way a pen can speak for our writing selves in a way the laptop can't.

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  10. onathought.comMarch 21, 2015 at 4:37 PM

    I knew this poem was about pens right away! I love pens.

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  11. Donna SmithMarch 21, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    And this was how I made it across the Canadian border in the middle of the night...a passel of pens and pencils and the guard identified me as a teacher..."you may pass".

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  12. Michelle HaseltineMarch 21, 2015 at 6:45 PM

    I see the Stabilio pens!!! LOVE those!!! This poem is perfection!! I love each and every word!!!

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  13. UnknownMarch 21, 2015 at 6:47 PM

    I tend to not get too attached to my writing instruments because I have a nasty habit of just leaving them in random places. For me the most important qualification for a writing tool is that I can write with it and that I have plenty of backups for when I lose it!

    -Amanda at http://teachingwanderlust.com/2015/03/21/thankful-for-great-massages-sol21/

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  14. elsieMarch 21, 2015 at 8:57 PM

    I prefer to have pens/mechanical pencils with the texture rubber where you hold it. Writing utensils make a difference.

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  15. Beverley BairdMarch 21, 2015 at 11:23 PM

    I've never really had to have certain pencils and pens for writing - but for art have to have certain brushes, or inks or pens. Like your choices.

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