Poetry Challenge #167-Attitude of Gratitude
I’m a sucker for old musicals. One of my favorites, because it features Bing, Fred & Irving is Holiday Inn* created as an unabashed way to recycle Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, etc. including I’ve Got Plenty to Be Thankful For…I do. If you’re reading this, I’m thinking you do, too.
Firstly, acknowledging the turkey in the room, this year has been an anomaly (we hope), many of us are celebrating Thanksgiving differently. We may throw up our hands and stomp around singing “Traditions!” ala Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at being forced to change traditions. Or, we will create new traditions—maybe even with a dancing chorus. Whatever… at the heart of it, as in Traci Sorell’s new picture book, Otsaliheliga! We are grateful!
Poetry Prompt #167
Attitude of Gratitude
Make a list of things, people, activities you have to be grateful for in this new pared down reality.
Once your list is complete, reorganize the items on your list to create a pleasing pattern.
Try changing some words to add internal repetition through vowel sounds and see what you think.
If your so included recite your poem before your Thanksgiving feast. Who knows, it may become part of your new traditions!
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing
Don’t Think Too Much About it; just do it! (because we can)
Our new Thanksgiving Favorite!
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge about 1700 days ago! (without a miss!!!) 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.
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Ask Norman: Have You Ever Seen a Rainbow?
Norman T. Goldfish answers questions from readers. Scroll down to read his responses.
Hey Kids!
Scroll down to read Norman’s answer to Brielle . . .
Glug
Glug
Glug . . .
Rainbow Fish has a picture book too—it sparkles!
Hey Kids!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Poetry Challenge #166-Princess Day!
Spit-shine your tiara! Bust out the sparkle gown and magic wand! Tra-La Tra-Lay It’s National Princess Day (November 18th). The one day of the year where we can all unapologetically unleash our inner princess!
We certainly are fascinated by the royals: princesses and princes, kings and queens, knights and castles. We love stories about kingdoms and dragons.
Poetry Challenge #166
Princess for Today!
Choose one of the words above or think of your own and write an acrostic poem using that word as your title and subject. (To write an acrostic, write one letter of your chosen word on each line going down the page and use that letter as the first letter for the line.)
Set your time for 7 minutes
Set your intentions to Royal
Start writing! Don’t think too much—just do it!
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Princess Movies!
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge more than 1680 days ago! (without a miss!!!) 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.
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Norman T. Goldfish answers: What's Your Favorite Dino?
This is the skeleton put together. See how long it is compared to a human diver? Look at that neck!
Hey Kids!
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Poetry Challenge #165-Dino Romp-Pom
It’s said a picture is worth a thousand words, and so by way of sparing you reading 983 more:
Poetry Challenge #165
Dino Romp-Pom
Write a poem inspired by this image (borrowed from @visualverseanthology).
Set your time for 7 minutes
Set your intentions to POEM
Start writing! Don’t think too much—just do it!
And when you’re finished, click over to @visualverseanthology to post—it might be published in the Visual Verse Anthology.
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge more than 1680 days ago! (without a miss!!!) 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. And scroll down for my happy news:
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Norman T. Goldfish Answers: Why Were You So Shy?
Look at all those humans…gluuuu
Hey Kids!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Ask Norman: Do You Have Super Powers?
Norman T. Goldfish answers questions from readers. Scroll down to read his responses.
Hey Kids!
Scroll down to read Norman’s answer to Gianni . . .
Glug
Glug
Glug . . .
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Super Norman!
Hey Kids!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Poetry Challenge #164-Candy Anadilosis
Not sure who’s brilliant idea it was—maybe Milton Hershey’s —but it’s official: November 4th, four gluttonous days past “Trick or Treat” comes the sweetest day of all: National Candy Day!
Note the absence of chocolate…
I have it a half-hearted search but couldn’t find the origin story of the holiday. So here, I’m thinking, is the logic behind the day: everyone with access has had four whole days to cherry pick through the Halloween stash. Really all that’s left is the dregs, so let’s get it over with ripping-off-the-Band-Aid style: Dump whatever is left into a pile, pluck out the odd pencils, toothbrushes & stickers, unwrap the rest, and go for it!
Yoda “Dylan” & Ewok “Aiden”
Stuff as much will fit into our mouths and chew, chew, chew, chew, chew . . .
or maybe safer: join us for the 7-Minute Challenge!
Poetry Challenge #164
Candy Anadiplosis aka the Illusion of Logic
Anadiplosis is a repeated word or phrase. This repetition adds emphasis. It makes your words sound strong and sure. It adds music to your poem. Many poets and politicians use anadiplosis when they’re making a point. Yoda used anadiplosis in Star Wars when he said,
“Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hatred; hatred leads to suffering.”
In honor of National candy day, write a poem using anadiplosis. Make the first line end with the word candy or the name of a particular candy. The second line will begin with the last word and so on.
Try to use strong words—usually nouns—for the last word of each line. Write at least five lines.
Read it aloud to hear the sweet if illogical music!
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing
Don’t Think Too Much About it; just do it!
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge more than 1680 days ago! (without a miss!!!) 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. And scroll down for my happy news:
