On Day 16, I bring you… the secret of the universe. With a quote from Donna Tartt and a video by Bru Bear Productions that you’ve probably seen before, but need to see again. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #FillingtheWell #babies #laughter #inspiration #quotes

On Day 17 of #FillingtheWell, what to do when #InternationalHaikuPoetryDay falls on #Easter? Turn to #KobayashiIssa, of course. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #haiku #poetry #inspiration #NationalPoetryMonth

Explore the #MilkyWayGalaxy with me on Day 18 of #FillingtheWell with a quote by #YasunariKawabata and a #handpan #meditation by Alexander Mercks. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #literary #quotes #music #inspiration

Have you ever #written a math poem? Children's poet, Michelle Barnes, will goose your muse. At Today's Little Ditty you'll find #poetry prompts & educational posts. Enter your #math #POEMS today! #PoetryMonth #NationalPoetryMonth #Students #writing #poets michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin…

The colors have come out to play on Day 19 of #FillingtheWell. A beautiful quote by #MarcusAurelius accompanies works of #art created and inspired by #OdilonRedon, @GaripAy, and #VincentvanGogh. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #art #inspiration

On Day 20 of #FillingtheWell, #inspiration in #brokenness. With Randy Hilliker, #ShannonLAlder, and MARINA. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #music #fineartphotography Photo credit: "Don't Ask Me How I Am Doing" by Randy J. Hilliker.

How lovely to find Michelle H Barnes alongside Ogden Nash! Both of these poets make my heart go thumpa-thump. #favoritepoets #NationalPoetryMonth #onomatopoeia

Thank you, @LibraryMiddle! I'm honored to have my work paired with one of the greats—LOVE Ogden Nash. Happy #NationalPoetryMonth to you and your students!

Thinking about the wonders of #engineering on Day 21 of #FillingtheWell, with a quote by #HayaoMiyazaki and a human-robot #dance duet. Yes, you read that right. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/03/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #robots #quotes TED Talks Studio Ghibli #inspiration

For Day 22 of #FillingtheWell, I enlisted the help of #EmilyDickinson and Louie Schwartzberg to celebrate #EarthDay2022. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #nature #poetry #bees #pollination #inspiration #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetryFriday

#Identity is our #inspirational musing for Day 23 of #FillingtheWell. Pairing a #Shakespeare #quote with a video produced/illustrated by @peterhreynolds, written by Marc Colagiovanni, it’s a “perfectly perfect” match. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #ShakespeareDay

There’s much to contemplate in this simple pairing of #VictorHugo and #EugèneCarrière. It’s Day 24 of #FillingtheWell at #TodaysLittleDitty: michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #NationalPoetryMonth #quotes #poetry #art #inspiration

On Day 25 of #FillingtheWell, #sunshine—and lots of it! A quote by #RomainRolland, "Sunflowers" by #GeorgesLemmen, a film from the NASA Solar Observatory, and “Bring Me Sunshine” from The #JiveAces. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #art #music #inspiration

Calling all #doglovers! Man’s best friend takes center stage on Day 26 of #FillingtheWell with a charming poem by #EdithWharton and an enchanting short animated film by #ValérianDesterne. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #dogs #poetry #inspiration #NationalPoetryMonth

On Day 27 of #FillingtheWell, who can argue with #Rumi? Case in point: Paul Smith, Typewriter Artist. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #typewriter #art #inspiration

We’re setting our mind to great things on Day 28 of #FillingtheWell, with #NellieBly, @Danny_MacAskill, and, well, a #pufferfish. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #artinnature #mountainbiking #inspiration

It's an #ArborDay celebration on Day 29 of #FillingtheWell. #Poems by Jennifer Clement and Henry Cuyler Bunner paired with "Speaking With #Trees" by @ToriAmos. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #NationalPoetryMonth #music #poetry #inspiration #PocketPoem #PoetryFriday

Happy #PoemInYourPocketDay! I've got "Lemon Tree" by Jennifer Clement in mine: "Remember/the tree is older than you are/and you might find stories/in its branches." Read more at michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #inspirational #trees #PocketPoem #NationalPoetryMonth

Made it to Day 30 of #FillingtheWell! Wise words today from #RalphWaldoEmerson & “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” to celebrate our #PoetryMonth #inspirational journey: michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2022/04/fillin… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes William Joyce #animatedshort #Oscarwinner