Poetry Challenge #125-Cloudy With a Chance
The weather forecast has been threatening…promising…rain for two weeks now. We need it or all of our newly planted gardens are shriveling. That’s how the garden grows here in the East (this years at least) we’ve gone from chilly, soggy, weird Spring to hot-hot-hot (for us). Pretending we’re Meteorologists, we search the skies, examining every cloud…
So far, no meatballs . . .
Obviously, the weather forecasters have gotten it wrong. Let’s see if we can do better!
Poetry Challenge #125
Cloudy with a Chance of . . .
Write a weather forecast poem.
To begin, fill in the blanks:
______________ with a chance of _________________
Write your poem in a Weatherperson’s voice (or channel Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy). Make your forecast factual or fantastical—creator’s choice!
Liberally sprinkle your poem with weather terms.
Set your timer for 7 minutes
Don’t think about it too much; just do it!
Start writing!
Listen to The Weather Girls “It’s Raining Men!”
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge more than 8 years ago (who’s counting?). We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.