Model: Captain Jack Sparrow
Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here)!
Here’s Captain Jack on Halloween–he didn’t keep the hat on very long:>) But since he is Captain Jack Sparrow, it seems only fitting to celebrate his piratiness at least once a year! This image makes me think of:
1) Johnny Depp as a dog
2) a pirate dog would dig up his very own skull and crossbones in the yard
3) a dog’s definition of treasure is slightly different from a real pirate’s!
And here’s my?first draft.
Johnny Depp-Dogg
I’m scraggly-coated…
need a bath…
But my soulful chocolate eyes
will gain your treasure?
–Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved
Now it’s your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS!??(Title doesn’t count toward word count:>)?
[Note: I’m off to Washington, DC, today to attend the NCTE annual conference. I won’t be able to comment on your poems this week, though they are giving me a good laugh as I read them here in the Chicago airport en route to NCTE. I hope you have a good time with them anyway! See you next week.]
96 Responses
Laura,
I sent this one to a friend. I know she’ll love it too.
Laura,
I sent this one to a friend. I know she’ll love it too.
Canine-pirate commandeers my heart.
Though flustered by stolen treasure,
With cherished steak, I can part.
I live the words you used
I loth the words you used
Who can resist! Good one Dalton.
I love
“Commandeers my heart”…how true!
Canine-pirate commandeers my heart.
Though flustered by stolen treasure,
With cherished steak, I can part.
I live the words you used
I loth the words you used
Who can resist! Good one Dalton.
I love
“Commandeers my heart”…how true!
I’ve been shanghaied,
forced to be
a someone who is
unlike me.
Howl! Howl!
GROWL!!
I like the ending
I like the term shanghaied Cindy. They have no say-so with their humans; well, yes they do and it’s those eyes that let them have their way.
Oh, I don’t know how unlike a pirate some dogs are.…they seem to pillage pretty well given an opportunity!
I’ve been shanghaied,
forced to be
a someone who is
unlike me.
Howl! Howl!
GROWL!!
I like the ending
I like the term shanghaied Cindy. They have no say-so with their humans; well, yes they do and it’s those eyes that let them have their way.
Oh, I don’t know how unlike a pirate some dogs are.…they seem to pillage pretty well given an opportunity!
oh caption
Oh Caption
bowing — whaling
howling- bowing
queries brown eyes
whispering not me
oh caption
where did the
candy go
Especially the chocolate?
So sad to lose your candy!
oh caption
Oh Caption
bowing — whaling
howling- bowing
queries brown eyes
whispering not me
oh caption
where did the
candy go
Especially the chocolate?
So sad to lose your candy!
I lap away tears
retrieve Frisbees
defend the home.
My reward?
A stupid hat.
Cute Ann. No wonder he looks so defeated!
Another opinion from the dear dog. My daughter used to dress our ‘little’ dog, & he seemed to like it, or maybe he just liked her?
They do have to endure a lot!
I lap away tears
retrieve Frisbees
defend the home.
My reward?
A stupid hat.
Cute Ann. No wonder he looks so defeated!
Another opinion from the dear dog. My daughter used to dress our ‘little’ dog, & he seemed to like it, or maybe he just liked her?
They do have to endure a lot!
Mistaken Identity
It’s Captain Jack
not Captain Hook.
If you don’t believe me
just read the book!
Safe travels Laura. We will miss your interaction this week. Captain Jack Sparrow (love the name) has the same soulful brown eyes, replete with stains, as our part cocker Brady Boy, a.k.a BB.
Great rhythm & content, too, Martha.
Oh, neat, a poem that encourages book reading! Should post pictures and verses like that in school libraries and classrooms!
LOVE this
Mistaken Identity
It’s Captain Jack
not Captain Hook.
If you don’t believe me
just read the book!
Safe travels Laura. We will miss your interaction this week. Captain Jack Sparrow (love the name) has the same soulful brown eyes, replete with stains, as our part cocker Brady Boy, a.k.a BB.
Great rhythm & content, too, Martha.
Oh, neat, a poem that encourages book reading! Should post pictures and verses like that in school libraries and classrooms!
LOVE this
October 31
neighborhood dogs cower
no tricks, no treats
by Diane Mayr
Good morning Diane. Not only do the dogs cower, but any attempt to add anything to our dog’s body results in transforming him into a ceramic dog. He brakes and refuses to move. That includes winter attire.
Yep, scared of the doorbell, too.
Yeah, my dog will not accept any treats from our UPS man, no matter how many times she sees him. If I hold it for a while and get his, evidently, offensive smell off, she will take it. Or maybe she just forgets that he was the giver.
October 31
neighborhood dogs cower
no tricks, no treats
by Diane Mayr
Good morning Diane. Not only do the dogs cower, but any attempt to add anything to our dog’s body results in transforming him into a ceramic dog. He brakes and refuses to move. That includes winter attire.
Yep, scared of the doorbell, too.
Yeah, my dog will not accept any treats from our UPS man, no matter how many times she sees him. If I hold it for a while and get his, evidently, offensive smell off, she will take it. Or maybe she just forgets that he was the giver.
Love this prompt! And I adore your Johnny Depp-Dogg poem! Depp-Dogg and Johnny both may have my treasure 🙂 Can’t resist their eyes!
Have fun at NCTE, Laura!
Avast and Arf-Arf!
Me treasure?s the locker of Davy Jones.
Aye! It be filled with tasty bones!
Perfect Penny!
My grand-dogs visit, go straight for the shelf with the ‘treasure’! Love the title, Penny!
Good pirate talk!
Love this prompt! And I adore your Johnny Depp-Dogg poem! Depp-Dogg and Johnny both may have my treasure 🙂 Can’t resist their eyes!
Have fun at NCTE, Laura!
Avast and Arf-Arf!
Me treasure?s the locker of Davy Jones.
Aye! It be filled with tasty bones!
Perfect Penny!
My grand-dogs visit, go straight for the shelf with the ‘treasure’! Love the title, Penny!
Good pirate talk!
Captain Bones
I buried my treasure
in the backyard.
Then lost the map.
Argh, life is hard.
?Kate Coombs
Really, really cute, Kate!
Fun that you managed an ‘argh’ in this.
Good pirate talk here…sorry about the map, matey!
Wonderful so cute
This is wonderful and so true
Captain Bones
I buried my treasure
in the backyard.
Then lost the map.
Argh, life is hard.
?Kate Coombs
Really, really cute, Kate!
Fun that you managed an ‘argh’ in this.
Good pirate talk here…sorry about the map, matey!
Wonderful so cute
This is wonderful and so true
Those ‘soulful’ eyes made many girls giggle when the movies came out, Laura. Love your Captain Jack. Dogs prey on the heartstrings. Have fun at NCTE-sorry to miss. Here’s another verse (voice?).
Hurry, get ready;
pet parade?s today!
If the treats keep coming,
I will be okay.
Linda Baie ?All Rights Reserved
They are suckers for treats!
love the 2 line
Those ‘soulful’ eyes made many girls giggle when the movies came out, Laura. Love your Captain Jack. Dogs prey on the heartstrings. Have fun at NCTE-sorry to miss. Here’s another verse (voice?).
Hurry, get ready;
pet parade?s today!
If the treats keep coming,
I will be okay.
Linda Baie ?All Rights Reserved
They are suckers for treats!
love the 2 line
I?m a hounding
Buccaneer!
Give me all your
treasure, dear!
Just Kit-Kats -
No Musketeer?
Great picture!
Donna, your verse confirms that for trick or treat, in our neighborhood at least, Kit-Kats were more readily accepted than Musketeers. Cute!
Love the last 2 lines
This is delightful, Donna. I didn’t think of the ‘real’ treats!
I?m a hounding
Buccaneer!
Give me all your
treasure, dear!
Just Kit-Kats -
No Musketeer?
Great picture!
Donna, your verse confirms that for trick or treat, in our neighborhood at least, Kit-Kats were more readily accepted than Musketeers. Cute!
Love the last 2 lines
This is delightful, Donna. I didn’t think of the ‘real’ treats!
Brown eyes,
wet nose, soft ears
eager tail
Pirate dog
steals your heart
“Pirate dog steals your heart” — yes, they do! Love those soft ears best!
This is wonderful I HAD THOUGHT OF USING THE WET NOSE TOO
Aw-so true. I miss having a dog to steal my heart!
Brown eyes,
wet nose, soft ears
eager tail
Pirate dog
steals your heart
“Pirate dog steals your heart” — yes, they do! Love those soft ears best!
This is wonderful I HAD THOUGHT OF USING THE WET NOSE TOO
Aw-so true. I miss having a dog to steal my heart!
Hi, 15WOL-ers! I’m not able to reply to individual poems, but I did want to say that you all are providing great reading for me as I sit here in the Chicago airport, waiting to board my next flight. You guys rock!
Hi, 15WOL-ers! I’m not able to reply to individual poems, but I did want to say that you all are providing great reading for me as I sit here in the Chicago airport, waiting to board my next flight. You guys rock!