Sonatina – Poema de Rubén Darío – Spanish literature

La princesa está triste... ¿qué  tendrá la princesa? 
Los suspiros se escapan de su boca de fresa,
Que ha perdido la risa, que ha perdido el color
La princesa está pálida en su silla de oro,
Está mudo el teclado de su clave sonoro;
Y en un vaso olvidada se desmaya una flor.

El jardín puebla el triunfo de los pavos-reales.
Parlanchina, la dueña dice cosas banales,
Y, vestido de rojo piruetea el bufón.
La princesa no ríe, la princesa no siente;
La princesa persigue por el cielo de Oriente
La libélula vaga de una vaga ilusión.

¿Piensa acaso en el príncipe de Golconda ó de China,
Ó en el que ha detenido su carroza argentina
Para ver de sus ojos la dulzura de luz?
Ó en el rey de las Islas de las Rosas fragantes,
Ó en el que es soberano de los claros diamantes,
Ó en el dueño orgulloso de las perlas de Ormuz?

¡Ay! la pobre princesa de la boca de rosa,
Quiere ser golondrina, quiere ser mariposa,
Tener alas ligeras, bajo el cielo volar,
Ir al sol por la escala luminosa de un rayo,
Saludar á los lirios con los versos de Mayo,
Ó perderse en el viento sobre el trueno del mar.

Ya no quiere el palacio, ni la rueca de plata,
Ni el halcón encantado, ni el bufón escarlata,
Ni los cisnes unánimes en el lago de azur.
Y están tristes las flores por la flor de la corte;
Los jazmines de Oriente, los nelumbos del Norte,
De Occidente las dalias y las rosas del Sur.

¡Pobrecita princesa de los ojos azules!
Está presa en sus oros, está presa en sus tules,
En la jaula de mármol del palacio real;
El palacio soberbio que vigilan los guardas,
Que custodian cien negros con sus cien alabardas,
Un lebrel que no duerme y un dragón colosal.

iOh quién fuera hipsipila que dejó la crisálida!
(La princesa está triste. La princesa está pálida)
¡Oh visión adorada de oro, rosa y marfil!
¡Quién volara á la tierra donde un príncipe existe
(La princesa está pálida. La princesa está triste)
Más brillante que el alba, mas hermoso que Abril!

Calla, calla, princesa, — dice el hada madrina —
En caballo con alas, hacia acá se encamina,
En el cinto la espada y en la mano el azor,
El feliz caballero que te adora sin verte,
Y que llega de lejos, vencedor de la Muerte,
Á encenderte los labios con su beso de amor!

Poema de Rubén Darío

Regresa para mas poemas hispanos clásicos

Eve

Pandacorn. Children Poems and Songs

We love the Pandacorn.

We already have a Pandacorn poem we turned into a song. We loved it, so it became a theme for our creativity.

Here are the links to our songs. Which is free to use (as it was created with AI) but, if you sing, you are free to ding it. It was written by Eve.

Eve

Thanksgiving Children Poems and a Turkey Story

Dear reader,

We created fun Thanksgiving poetry for our homeschooling last week. It was fun.

Lilli and Lizzie helped with the writing of some poems, and they learned to use the rhyming calendar.

Lilli and Lizzie also helped design these, and Alex (4) provided feedback and insisted the poems did not look beautiful or that it was not done. It was adorable.

We created a video of these poems which you can watch on YouTube through this link:

We also loved the turkey escape poem so much that we turned it into a short story.

Watch our turkey escape video through this link

The Great Turkey Escape: Thanksgiving Children Story

We are challenging ourselves to grow our YouTube channel. If you follow children’s entertainment, learning, and creative videos, follow us. We would appreciate it so much.

Homeschooling Thanksgiving?

Dear homeschooling crowd,

Are you searching for particular Thanksgiving content?

How are you including the Thanksgiving holiday into your homeschooling?

I will blog about this topic again.

Share your questions and comments if you need some assistance on this topic.

Eve

The Cats poem and creative writing activity

We were inspired by the cats in our neighborhood.

Activity:

Create your own cat poem or creative writing piece using our free background.

Created using Canva.

Free use for homeschooling

Tip: If you do not know how to rhyme, use the rhyming dictionary.

Share your poem with Eve on X @evelovestar

Eve

Multiplication Memorization Song Three Times Table

We created a cute and fun song our of our two times memorization poem which is on our YouTube channel.

And here is the Three times son.

Note for Parents and Teachers:
Rhymes like these make learning math fun and memorable! When numbers become characters and stories, children connect with them on a deeper level. Encourage your little learners to recite the rhymes, act them out, or add their own verses to keep the learning playful and interactive. Math can be magical!

Additionally, sing it, or follow our songs and dance to them.

Rhymes by Lizzie, Lilli, Eve

Multiplication Rhymes: The Three Times Table

Three times zero equals zero
Zero is the superhero.

Three times one equals three
Three likes to drink tea.

Three times two equals six
Six brings the honey to mix.

Three times three equals nine
Nine has a fun time.

Three times four equals twelve
Twelve likes to help his friend elves.

Three times five equals fifteen
“Between you and me,” said Twelve,
“I think the coolest is Fifteen.”

Three times six equals eighteen
Eighteen likes to dance and to be silly!

Three times seven equals twenty-one
Twenty-one wears a cool man bun.

Three times eight equals twenty-four
Twenty-four likes to travel and explore.

Three times nine equals twenty-seven
Twenty-seven bakes pies in the oven.

Three times ten equals thirty
Thirty likes to start his day bright and early.

Follow for the next poem/ songs.

I am putting these in a document as well and we will create videos about it.

This practice has already helped my kids memorize some multiplication. The asked for more.

Also coming up: Children’s poetry.

Eve

Multiplication Memorization Poem. Stress Free learning

Did you know that rhyming aids memorization? I came up with this fun way to study multiplication with my daughters. It was so fun and effective that they asked for more.

Multiplication Memorization.
Two Times Table

2×0=0
𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔, 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐.
2×1=2
𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅.
2×2=4
𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔.
2×3=6
𝑺𝒊𝒙 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒇𝒊𝒙.
2×4=8
𝑬𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒆.
2×5=10
𝑻𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒏.
2×6=12
𝑻𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒍𝒇.
2×7=14
𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆.
2×8=16
𝑺𝒊𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒖𝒛 𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏.
2×9=18
𝑬𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏.
2×10=20
𝑻𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚.

Eve Sanchez
Lilli & Lizzie H.

Created in collaboration with Lilli and Lizzie.

They created most of the lines, practiced rhyming, and practiced multiplication in a stress free manner.

If you need help teaching multiplication, follow us for more stress free learning.

Eve

Free Italian Learning Resources I use. Duolingo, Youtube, Podcasts, Stories, Pinterest, Spotify.

Dear reader,

I am an Italian language student and though I love it, I learn for free. Once I know enough and want to learn more, I’d consider buying books or investing into it.

Today I will share with you several resources that I personally use. I have used every one of these and learned from all of these  resources.

I changed my phone language to Italian and learned from that.

Duolingo lessons

I don’t enjoy Italian on Duolingo and prefer their Latin course and music and podcasts for learning Italian.

However, Duolingo is an excellent resource and I have learned the best sentence structure using Duolingo. I have not paid them for a subscription and I finished the Latin course in less than two months.

The only negative thing is their lessons are basic and they do not have a level 2.

Duolingo is better with friends. Let us connect and I will cheer you on.

Alternatively find me as Eve Sanchez

Youtube videos in Italian

This podcast is for people who love Italian. I enjoy it very much and I have both learned Italian and it’s culturally rich.

This podcast is perfect because the guy speaks slowly and very clearly, he references other languages I know such as Spanish, English, Latin, and others I don’t know such as French.

Listening is great for training the ear, even better if you know some Spanish. Watching is great because there are English subtitles.

How Petrarca changed Italian poetry
Germanic influence on Italian
When the entire world speaks Italian
Why Dante is the father of Italian
Italian hand gestures
Italian stories. These are great on the backgrownd

Italian Music on Spotify

This is my favorite way to learn Italian. I love their music. I already listened to Italian singers as a kid in Spanish, so it was easy to fall in love with the old songs in Italian.

Italian playlist on Spotify,

Listening to music led to karaoke and then I learned a lot.

Favorite Music and Karaoke on Youtube for mom or dad

This is the most beautiful song ever written, A more beautiful thing by Eros Ramazzotti
Favorite Italian singer with heavenly voice and lovely melodies. Strange Love by Laura Pausini
Eros Ramazzotti karaoke
Cool modern video

Pinterest

I have a board for Italian learning on Pinterest full of resources. Follow below

https://pin.it/3IgeOgZX0

If you have any great, free resources for learning Italian, please share in the comments.

Come back next month for more Italian and language learning tips and tricks.

Thank you for reading,

Eve