Happy Poetry Friday! In person today, I’m sharing poetry and picture books with students at two Sheboygan, WI-area schools–fun! Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting at the Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival. If you are going, I hope you’ll find me and say hi!
I’m sharing a riddle-ku today:
This merry-go-round
spins upside down: I’m singing
the room full of breeze
Answer: Ceiling Fan
A Note from the Poet:
Most haiku don’t have a sing-song rhythm (da-DUM, da-DUM, etc.). But since a ceiling fan has a steady beat, I had fun trying to make this haiku have a beat, a rhythm.
That’s from my just-out book (Kindle and paperback) Riddle-ku: Haiku for Very Close Reading.
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hope your events are going wail I remember your poetry mount pomes
I think you used this one for one of our groups I’ve been putting the pic I’ve been working on my face book is you would like to see them I’m going to going to look back on the 15 poem day you used this for to see what I wrought have a nice weekend
Hmmm…I don’t remember using this poem for 15 Words or Less, since I wrote it just for Poetry Month. But my memory stinks, so it’s possible!
hope your events are going wail I remember your poetry mount pomes
I think you used this one for one of our groups I’ve been putting the pic I’ve been working on my face book is you would like to see them I’m going to going to look back on the 15 poem day you used this for to see what I wrought have a nice weekend
Hmmm…I don’t remember using this poem for 15 Words or Less, since I wrote it just for Poetry Month. But my memory stinks, so it’s possible!
“I’m singing the room full of breeze” I love this line and a half! Very neat!
BTW I’ve used lines from the 15 words challenge in Hidden, to create a “found poem” today! I just couldn’t resist it. There were some awesome lines yesterday and it got me to thinking… sometimes that’s not a good thing! But this time I don’t think it was so bad.
http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2014/10/a‑little-something-i-just-had-to-try.html
Ooh, I’ll have to check it out–thanks, Donna! Centos can be lovely! And I think other poets would be honored to have their words beget a new poem.
“I’m singing the room full of breeze” I love this line and a half! Very neat!
BTW I’ve used lines from the 15 words challenge in Hidden, to create a “found poem” today! I just couldn’t resist it. There were some awesome lines yesterday and it got me to thinking… sometimes that’s not a good thing! But this time I don’t think it was so bad.
http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2014/10/a‑little-something-i-just-had-to-try.html
Ooh, I’ll have to check it out–thanks, Donna! Centos can be lovely! And I think other poets would be honored to have their words beget a new poem.
I love the last 3 lines Laura
Hehehe–thanks, Jessica!
I love the last 3 lines Laura
Hehehe–thanks, Jessica!
I like this one a lot. Nice job with the rhythm. Best wishes as you head to events.
Thanks! One (beautiful) day down, one more to go, then a drive home brainstorming poems and picture books:>)
I like this one a lot. Nice job with the rhythm. Best wishes as you head to events.
Thanks! One (beautiful) day down, one more to go, then a drive home brainstorming poems and picture books:>)
Love that last line! Very clever. Hope all your presentations went well!
Thank you, Andi–the ones today were lovely (though still draining for an introvert!). Two more tomorrow, which should be fun as well.
Love that last line! Very clever. Hope all your presentations went well!
Thank you, Andi–the ones today were lovely (though still draining for an introvert!). Two more tomorrow, which should be fun as well.
I think students will have tons of fun with the riddle-ku form. A nice haiku spin off!
Thanks, Joyce!
I think students will have tons of fun with the riddle-ku form. A nice haiku spin off!
Thanks, Joyce!
Laura, I enjoyed your riddle-ku. It was light and breezy.
Laura, I enjoyed your riddle-ku. It was light and breezy.
I do like the rhythm of this breezy haiku song, Laura!
Thanks, Michelle!
I do like the rhythm of this breezy haiku song, Laura!
Thanks, Michelle!
Laura, I love the cleverness of the riddle-ku and think that children must really enjoy your work.
Thanks, Carol–I appreciate that:>)
Laura, I love the cleverness of the riddle-ku and think that children must really enjoy your work.
Thanks, Carol–I appreciate that:>)