Riddle-Ku of the Day
Suck up! Make me amini milk vacuum cleaner Sip soda?Slurp?Burp! –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ?
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TITLE (AND ANSWER):
STRAW
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48 Responses
Look out, speed bumps ahead,
she said, as we race
through the snowstorm
home.
I heard that rattle/hum of speed bumps as I read this. And we got 8–10″ of snow yesterday, so it rang true. Rattled true?
Look out, speed bumps ahead,
she said, as we race
through the snowstorm
home.
I heard that rattle/hum of speed bumps as I read this. And we got 8–10″ of snow yesterday, so it rang true. Rattled true?
Xylem and Phloem
All day
long
all night
long
trees
silently
suck
and sip
their
straws
of life.
Diane Mayr, all rights reserved
This is amazing. Love the form and the metaphor of xylem and phloem as straws. “straws of life” — super
Xylem and Phloem
All day
long
all night
long
trees
silently
suck
and sip
their
straws
of life.
Diane Mayr, all rights reserved
This is amazing. Love the form and the metaphor of xylem and phloem as straws. “straws of life” — super
One sip
of chocolate milkshake
and I?m pretty sure
I can drink the world.
?Kate Coombs
Love the *feeling* you packed into this totally unemotional (in a conventional way) moment. Drama. Genius.
Thanks, Laura! I’m really enjoying your riddle-ku.
Thanks, Kate!
One sip
of chocolate milkshake
and I?m pretty sure
I can drink the world.
?Kate Coombs
Love the *feeling* you packed into this totally unemotional (in a conventional way) moment. Drama. Genius.
Thanks, Laura! I’m really enjoying your riddle-ku.
Thanks, Kate!
Love that mini milk vacuum, Laura.
plastic highways
bouncing along
road trip happiness
a slurpee song
Linda Baie
Diet Coke Slurpees while driving down the highway–memories of my teenagerness in Florida. I miss Slurpees in Minnesota, and they don’t have any diet ones even for the knockoffs. I like the way you referenced the pic of the straws laid out and how they remind you of highways.
Love that mini milk vacuum, Laura.
plastic highways
bouncing along
road trip happiness
a slurpee song
Linda Baie
Diet Coke Slurpees while driving down the highway–memories of my teenagerness in Florida. I miss Slurpees in Minnesota, and they don’t have any diet ones even for the knockoffs. I like the way you referenced the pic of the straws laid out and how they remind you of highways.
Sip Sip
Through the straw
Drip Drip
Down my maw
Slip Slip
All gone- Aw!
Didn’t realize 15WOL was still going on through the riddles 🙁 whoops! Glad I found it! Hope everyone has a good Easter!
Glad you did, too! You’re not the only one, I’m sure, as lots of people are missing. Love the fun rhyme and the ending Aw:>)
Sip Sip
Through the straw
Drip Drip
Down my maw
Slip Slip
All gone- Aw!
Didn’t realize 15WOL was still going on through the riddles 🙁 whoops! Glad I found it! Hope everyone has a good Easter!
Glad you did, too! You’re not the only one, I’m sure, as lots of people are missing. Love the fun rhyme and the ending Aw:>)
Licorice
Twizzle-sticks
Pretzel-stick
Straws
Blowing bubbles in milk
Making sly scraper buildings
Sky
I love the bouncy rhythm of those first few lines!
Licorice
Twizzle-sticks
Pretzel-stick
Straws
Blowing bubbles in milk
Making sly scraper buildings
Sky
I love the bouncy rhythm of those first few lines!
Lego-Man Builds a Raft
Striped straws lashed
with soft stems;
ready to set
sail on spring
puddle.
Lego-Man Builds a Raft
Striped straws lashed
with soft stems;
ready to set
sail on spring
puddle.
How to Use a Straw
Sip
Suck
Slurp.
Don’t forget to say
‘Excuse me’ when
you burp.
~~Barbara Turner
How to Use a Straw
Sip
Suck
Slurp.
Don’t forget to say
‘Excuse me’ when
you burp.
~~Barbara Turner
Hey, Laura. It just dawned on me that I practically copied yours. So let’s try this again.
Toothpaste
Spearmint
Cinnamon
Bubble gum, too
Some so tasty
You want to chew.
Or not.
Barbara Turner
Hey, Laura. It just dawned on me that I practically copied yours. So let’s try this again.
Toothpaste
Spearmint
Cinnamon
Bubble gum, too
Some so tasty
You want to chew.
Or not.
Barbara Turner
This plastic tunnel
Funnels flowing refreshments
For your hydration.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
Ooh, nice alliteration and internal rhyme!
This plastic tunnel
Funnels flowing refreshments
For your hydration.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
Ooh, nice alliteration and internal rhyme!
Can’t help but wonder
with today’s turmoil
what would a straw poll show?
Oh boy. Good question. We have no issues simple enough for straw polls these days, I don’t think…
Can’t help but wonder
with today’s turmoil
what would a straw poll show?
Oh boy. Good question. We have no issues simple enough for straw polls these days, I don’t think…
15 WORDS OR LESS
STRAW MAN (A NEW SUPERHERO)
Parched land
is quenched
By liquid currents
heading northbound
faster than a
Volcanic eruption.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
Ha! Who knew a simple straw could be so heroic! I like the land/water metaphors!
15 WORDS OR LESS
STRAW MAN (A NEW SUPERHERO)
Parched land
is quenched
By liquid currents
heading northbound
faster than a
Volcanic eruption.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
Ha! Who knew a simple straw could be so heroic! I like the land/water metaphors!