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.
This moose topiary/sculpture charmed me at the Botanical Garden in DC.
This image makes me think of several things:
- Necco wafer candies (those ears)
- Max, the dog/reindeer in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas classic animated special
- My wish to see a live moose in the wild (sadly, I have seen a dead one)
And here’s my first draft. I played with telling a story using nothing but pairs of rhyming words. Didn’t really do that. But I had fun with setting a scene, sort of.
NOTE: I am at a school visit today in Northfield, MN (unless snow has caused a cancellation), so I won’t be able to respond. I’m sorry for being gone two weeks in a row. I miss you guys.
It’s your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS! (Title doesn’t count toward word count.)
28 Responses
Could you?
Smell
Rose petals?
Pump bike pedals?
gather
Moose petals
in the woods?
I would!
I love the whimsy of gathering moose petals!
I love the homophones and upbeat feel of you poem. Also, “moose petals” is adorable .
What a charming moose–those ears are simply fabulous! Laura, I love the word play and sounds in your poem. Sadly, my thoughts turned in a darker direction.
A Highway Lament
Up ahead
confused angles
jangled-up legs
heavy lolling head
overfilled
the truck-bed
Then I realized…
lol! Uh oh! What a great ending.
Oh so sad.
What an adorable picture. Don’t those ears look like giant flowers?
Hiding
No ants on my antlers,
nor bees, please.
I’ll mimic a flower
till I sneeze.
ha! ahhhhh Ahhhhhh AHHHHHHH CHOOOOO!
Funny!
cute, cute, cute
Safe travels Laura. The colors in today’s pic are a welcome sight this stormy, wet morning.
Incognito
pastel pine cone ears
chocolate drop eyes
posing as a puppy
in adorable, adoptable
disguise.
He is rather adorable. I like the chocolate drop eyes!
Love it, Martha!
Ah! But there’s no hiding those gangly legs! Cute,
Mournful Moose Reassured
Tiny antlers.
Giant ears.
Eyes keep filling
up with tears.
Someday,
someway
’twill be okay.
Now I want to hug it. What a tender beginning. Love your sweet ending.
Aw! Poor moose.
Love the reassurance Cindy. I’m sure the moose agrees! Cute.
We saw two moose a few years ago in Michigan’s UP. When there are a whole bunch of cars stopped by the roadside, there might be a moose! The moose described below is not one we saw.
The Baking of Moose
Chocolate eyes
on frosted snout,
pretzled antlers,
icing mouth.
Yum!
moose cookies…great!!
Where’s Moose?
“A moose on the loose!”
yelled Dr. Seuss.
“He’s over there…
By the ancient spruce!”
Dr. Seuss, of course Dianne. Something made me think of Captain Kangaroo!
I like how your poem flies off the page Laura. Thanks for this colorful fun image!
Moose Flowers
Enjoy my moose-filled flowerful finery,
But remember… Leave our habitat
clean and free!
Poor Moose
perhaps wishing wall’s
for ears
golden cotton seed
wishes wisps
Love those wishing well ears!
We used to have a moose that would peek in our windows. Even when I didn’t see him, I’d find his footprints going right up to our window.
Peek-a-Moose
I peek in the window
Through rugosa roses
You see me back
Glass between noses.
By Donna JT Smith
This is so beautiful Donna. I love reading this, over and over.