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Dancin’ (Snow)man (by Laura Purdie Salas) [poetry friday]

Happy Poetry Friday! First, please check out my online holiday card, featuring another adorable snowman, for all of you, my online friends! Ok, thanks:>) Now, I wrote this poem back in 2007, inspired by Mike Wohnoutka’s art for Grace Lin’s Robert’s Snow auction. I had fun writing this poem and thought

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Starlight [15 words or less]

?? ?Photo: Laura Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines are here)! I hope you saw my online card earlier this week–I consider this 15 Words or Less community one of my very favorite things about my online life! Here are 3 things this photo

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Man or Machine? [15 words or less]

?? ?Photo: Laura Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here). Snow is falling hard and fast right now, so maybe by next week, I’ll have a gorgeous snowy image. But for today, it’s a picture from my physical therapy place! 3 things this photo

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Thanksgiving [15 words or less]

?? ?Photo: Laura Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines are here)! Happy Thanksgiving! Well, I was trying to figure out what picture to post on Thanksgiving. I wanted it to be something I’m thankful for, but didn’t think you guys would be super inspired

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[15 words or less] Elmo in Trouble

                                  Photo: Laura Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines are here)! Three things this photo makes me think of: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Elmo escaping Sesame Street A

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[15 words or less] Shadeless

?? ?Photo: Laura Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines are here)! I missed you guys! Glad to be back this week! Three things this photo makes me think of: 1) Rockets2) Umbrellas3) Post-hurricane destruction And here’s my first draft! Waterproof? Yes. Windproof? No. Umbrella

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[15 words or less] Submerged

??                               Photo: Laura Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines are here)! Three things this photo makes me think of: 1) Medusa2) Mermaid castle3) Duck feet And here’s my first

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[15 words or less] Giselle

??                                   Photo: Randy Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines are here)! Happy Halloween! Part of my birthday present from Randy was going to see the ballet Giselle.

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[15 words or less] Bacteria?

?? Photo: Laura Purdie Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines are here)! Three things this makes me think of: 1) Bacteria in a petri dish 2) Fishing nets full of jellyfish 3) Pods. Pods with monsters in them And here’s my first draft! Fishing

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[15 words or less] Funnel

  Photo: Laura Purdie Salas Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines are here)! Three things this makes me think of: 1) The Wizard of Oz 2) Calla lilies 3) Doing India ink calligraphy with my big sister And here’s my first draft! Weekend Visit Home

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