Happy Poetry Friday! Want to know more? Check out: What in the World is Poetry Friday. Please visit the lovely Rose Cappelli for this week’s roundup at Imagine the Possibilities. Rose is sharing her April poetry project with tankas inspired by heaven and earth.
Today, I want to give a shout out to Joyce Uglow and Cynthia Mackey. Woohoo, yay, you guys! I had so much fun participating in their Stuck Bumblebee Poetry Challenge last week.
Joyce and Cindy offered a set of keyword prompts each day and invited everyone to join them in writing poetry. Participants could choose to include one or both words from the daily prompt. Below are my seven poems from the week that I would not have drafted without their inspiration. There were some great tips provided each day by poets and authors, including our own Irene Latham!
And a surprise bonus, I won a signed copy of the poetry collection If Pets Wrote Poems by Susan Johnston Taylor. Thank you, Susan!
Monday’s prompt: brea | snail
Crow Escargot
A slippery-footed
snail slithers,
compact,
world on back.
Stalk-eyes scan –
crow attack!
Tuesday’s prompt: climate | hibernate
Bat Hibernates
When skies thin to grey,
autumn’s gold well-spent,
and the wind blows
smoke and chill,
I flit to the hollow,
furl my wings,
and drift into dreams
of spring.
Wednesday’s prompt: extinct | giraffe
Giraffe’s Iatrophobia
“Sore neck?” said Doctor G.,
“Tonsillectomy!”
“Belly ache? Let’s see –
Appendectomy!”
“Runny nose? Dear me…
Of course, Rhinectomy!”
Soon I fear there’ll be
Nothinleftomy.
Thursday’s prompt: future | frozen
Seasons Change
Spring blossoms.
Summer shines.
Fall fades.
Winter nips –
frozen.
Spring clings.
Summer blaze-rages.
Fall falters.
Winter drips…
future?
Friday’s prompt: oozing | swooping
mud pot
grey brownie batter
oozing, bubbling, burping
earth’s slow cooker
If you’d like to see a mud pot in action, check out this video: Bing Videos
Saturday’s prompt: ecosystem | bumblebee
Birds and Bees
Tweedledee
Tumbledee
Tumblebee
Bumblebee
Sunday’s prompt: fossil | fox
Fox Appointment
Over hillcrest,
we meet
in the heather
of gloaming.
Your needle gaze
sizes my limbs.
Pricked ears
clock my heartbeat.
Twitchy nose
distills me
from the breeze.
We linger in a moment
of knowing.
HOOO!
Owl adjourns.
Until tomorrow.
Thank you Joyce and Cindy for creating this fun and engaging challenge and for building the poetry community! If you have a chance, check out Stuck by Joyce and Butterfly Sea and If a Bumblebee Lands on Your Toe by Cindy!