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Seed Pod (15 Words or Less Poems)

September 12, 2019 By Laura

Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. Isn’t t this close up of a seed pod lovely? This image makes me think of several things:

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Snakes with the Poetry Princesses [Poetry Friday]

September 5, 2019 By Laura

Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) So, this month, our Poetry Princess challenge was, apparently, my choice. Last week, Sara emailed the group to say, “Are we still doing Laura’s challenge? September – Laura – A poem comparing something with a snake — some snake pairing you think has […]

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ELO Light Show [15 Words or Less]

September 5, 2019 By Laura

Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. Summer’s over, folks! What a whirlwind mine was, and you’ll probably learn more about it from the photos I share here on coming Thursdays:>) My husband and I […]

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It’s My Book Birthday for SNACK, SNOOZE, SKEDADDLE: HOW ANIMALS GET READY FOR WINTER + a Giveaway

September 3, 2019 By Laura

I am so excited to say that my fourth and final picture book of 2019 comes out today! You might be thinking (if you live up north), “Seriously, Laura, you want us to think about winter on the very first day of school?!” Well…yes. I do. SNACK, SNOOZE, SKEDADDLE: HOW ANIMALS GET READY FOR WINTER […]

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Roller Coaster [15 Words or Less]

August 29, 2019 By Laura

NOTE: Some readers are commenting and not seeing their own comments show up, even though they are showing up for me and others! I don’t know what’s causing this and am hopeful the WordPress or other platform gods will figure out how to solve the problem sometime soon. Meanwhile, please know that your comments are […]

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Henna [15 Words or Less]

August 22, 2019 By Laura

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Camping in Fall and Lee Bennett Hopkins #PoetryFriday

August 15, 2019 By Laura

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Rearview Mirror [15 Words or Less]

August 15, 2019 By Laura

Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. We live near our state capitol building, and the other day as we were driving somewhere, I saw the building neatly framed in my rearview mirror and snapped […]

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In Memory of Lee Bennett Hopkins [Poetry Friday]

August 9, 2019 By Laura

It’s a sad Poetry Friday today. (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) NOTE: Some readers are commenting and not seeing their own comments show up, even though they are showing up for me and others! I don’t know what’s causing this and am hopeful the WordPress or other platform gods will figure out how […]