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.
I hope you’re not offended that I’m still using snow-related photo prompts, but you know March and April are the snowiest months here in Minnesota!
This image makes me think of several things:
- a party of snowmen
- what would a snowman on a mug of a hot drink think?
- do holiday decorations talk about us when we’re not around
And here’s my first draft.
It’s your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS! (Title doesn’t count toward word count.)
42 Responses
Good Morning Laura and Poets!
I’m not offended at all. I love snowmen. They are wonderful — homemade by kids are the best! I’m on spring break and loving the rest, time with my teens (oh, the jokes, folks!) and driving through the drizzly Virginia countryside to colleges for consideration. I feel a bit like a snowman knowing spring is on the way as my kids grow up, thinking about leaving us.
Today, I wrote a Skinny. I learned of this form in the February poem celebration. It’s brief and line 2,6 & 10 must be the same.
Skinny Snowmen
snowmen
seen
smiling
button eyes
berry mouth
Smiling
cold
spring
puddle
smiling
winter story told
I watched the Skinny form but never caught that there were repeated lines. Winter story told says it all. We are deep into spring down south. Snowmen are but a dream.
What a fun form. I like how you repeat the word “smiling” to tell the snowman’s story.
Thanks for the new “skinny” form for poetry. Yours worked out well left me smiling.
Thanks for introducing me to the skinny, Linda. I’m having that same slightly melancholy feeling, as our only local daughter is moving next month 2–1/2 hours away. Love your poem–just got flap copy for my spring 2019 book, SNOWMAN-COLD=PUDDLE!
I love how each line leads the the bigaing of witers story
Ceramic warming slowly
to the liquid gold within
Snowman unaffected
not melted- just chillin!
Ha! I love this. What a mellow dude.
Very cute.
“liquid gold within” — nice and “chillin” clever.
Those first two lines are just magic, Amelia!
I like the he doesn’t melt he’s chilling
My home was hit with 10 inches this past weekend- in Indiana! (And fortunately I wasn’t there- SPRING BREAK!)
WINTER
We thought it left,
but it came back
with another
snow attack!
Snow attack — love it.
Aw, I bet it was beautiful when you came home. Love the put-upon voice here, though.
love the last line
That’s just way too much snow for spring-break. I don’t care WHAT the snow people say!
Laura, love the snowmen. Even though Spring has officially arrived, I still have a few winter items sitting around. By the way, I have the exact same ceramic snowman as the large one on the right in the picture. He is a jolly old soul and gives Santa a bit of competition in this household.
And the Winner is … ?
Both snow themed
winterized
Santa’s days numbered
thus Snowman
received the longevity prize.
Nicely done — the snowmen can display much longer.
Ha! Perfect
Too funny. I do love snowman themed decorations. At least half of our “Christmas decorations” are actually snowmen.
winterized love this word
I can’t believe you all are still suffering with the snow!
Come to Kauai.
You’ll have fun.
We always have
Plenty of sun.
Happy Thursday. We know it is the end of winter because the whales are migrating.
Sunshine and whales. I am on my way!
Joyacey, I can dream. The best is yet to come?
It’s not suffering. Snow is gorgeous! Though I would also love to see migrating whales:>)
love snow but be there in a few 🙂
When I lived up north, I didn’t want any more snow come spring, but what about the poor snowmen? I am using a new form called a hay(na)ku tanka: 1,2,3,2,1 words per line or the reverse.
“spring
snowmen” wait
all winter to
have their
turn
This seems like fun Lauren.
Interesting form, Lauren. I want to give it a try! Before living in Minnesota, I would have laughed at the thought of spring snowmen. Not anymore:>)
love that you gave felling to a snowman
Postcard to Frosty
snowman smile?
on mug and jar
snowman twinkle?
like distant star
snowman appreciation?
from afar!
Buffy, it’s nice to think of a snowman being appreciative, even though he goes through so much to become one. I’m sure a child’s happiness adds to the appreciation.
Yes to snowman appreciation! It always cheers me up to drive by a snowman:>)
this is a wonderful rhyme
It seemed like spring till last Sunday, when it snowed all day. I have one valiant daffodil that stood tall through a weekend of snow. Now it’s warming up again, and sunny!
Snowman on the mantel,
carrot-nosed and round,
eager for a snowstorm,
grinning winter clown.
—Kate Coombs
Kate, nicely done. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a snowman who wasn’t grinning.
I like the silly, lighthearted feeling of this, Kate:>)
love the last line
poem By Jessica Bigi
Coco the kitty
love buttery frosted
snowman cookies there even
beater in February and March
I’m with Coco the kitty (any time of year)!
Now I want a buttery frosted snowman cookie. Love the details.