Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here)!
I have bad wrists, so I use these Perfect Push-Up things during yoga and when I do push-ups. This image makes me think of:
1) my old spirograph (one of my fav toys)
2) being hypnotized
3) big fans we run when it’s too hot outside
And here’s my?first draft.
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Hypnosis
?
Watch it swirl
Twirl
Whirl
Turn
?
Start to sway
Drift
Far
Away
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Sleep
????????? Sleep
?????????????????? Sleep
–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: In March, I am mostly off the grid. So, please feel free to write, share, and comment, but I will not be able to take part, other than posting these posts. I’ll miss my 15 Words or Less friends–see you in April!]?
80 Responses
I love that you take an object, knowing its function, and go a different direction. Liked this one!
I love that you take an object, knowing its function, and go a different direction. Liked this one!
tinny tows
shifting sand
tinny ears
lesson for
grammars rimes
sand dollars
starfish
tinny smiles
sand casuals
Laura I like your poem today
Poem By Jessica Bigi
Thanks, Martha. Tonight should really be a game we may watch.
John is the one who is crazy about basketball and he is really wondering where his loyalty lies. Graduated from Madison and has been following Tarheels ever since he moved here in the nineties. Should be interesting.
O.K. I guess you saw a sand dollar in the picture? Interesting where that took you.
I did I wasn’t shore what to write for this pic
I just think it’s interesting how many different things that we all think of when we look at the same picture.
it is amazing all the different ideas 🙂
Jessica, I like the sound of tiny toes, grandma’s stories on shifting sand.
tinny tows
shifting sand
tinny ears
lesson for
grammars rimes
sand dollars
starfish
tinny smiles
sand casuals
Laura I like your poem today
Poem By Jessica Bigi
Thanks, Martha. Tonight should really be a game we may watch.
John is the one who is crazy about basketball and he is really wondering where his loyalty lies. Graduated from Madison and has been following Tarheels ever since he moved here in the nineties. Should be interesting.
O.K. I guess you saw a sand dollar in the picture? Interesting where that took you.
I did I wasn’t shore what to write for this pic
I just think it’s interesting how many different things that we all think of when we look at the same picture.
it is amazing all the different ideas 🙂
Jessica, I like the sound of tiny toes, grandma’s stories on shifting sand.
When I first looked at this, I just thought “ball — basketball.”
Our son is really into this March Madness and tonight Wisconsin (where we lived for 30 years) and North Carolina (where we live now) will be playing each other.
March Madness
Our favorite teams
Sweet Sixteen
Now we wait
Elite Eight
Which team will we
Celebrate?
Great tribute to March Madness Pat. Love the madness!
Thanks. I accidently posted my reply to you under Jessica’s.
NC State rhymes with the ending of your poem!!!!!!!!
Love your basketball poem!
very nice
When I first looked at this, I just thought “ball — basketball.”
Our son is really into this March Madness and tonight Wisconsin (where we lived for 30 years) and North Carolina (where we live now) will be playing each other.
March Madness
Our favorite teams
Sweet Sixteen
Now we wait
Elite Eight
Which team will we
Celebrate?
Great tribute to March Madness Pat. Love the madness!
Thanks. I accidently posted my reply to you under Jessica’s.
NC State rhymes with the ending of your poem!!!!!!!!
Love your basketball poem!
very nice
Wait
Waiting is not
pale, gray, and quiet,
it?s a round red
no-patience
bomb!
?Kate Coombs
I love this interpretation Kate. Reminds me of the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Ooh. A bomb! Funny what we see in these pictures.
wonderful
Wait
Waiting is not
pale, gray, and quiet,
it?s a round red
no-patience
bomb!
?Kate Coombs
I love this interpretation Kate. Reminds me of the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Ooh. A bomb! Funny what we see in these pictures.
wonderful
Persimmons
Puddings, jams,
anti-oxidants,
all things good for you;
mama’s irritation if
tracked in on shoe.
Picture doesn’t look like a persimmon, it just reminds me of one; color, swirly and black leaves when it falls from the tree. We loved the product, but there was no way to keep us from stepping on them and tracking them in the house.
I’ve heard those things are really messy in your yard.
I was trying to place the color- you’ve got it! And, yes, they can make a smeary mess!
you thought of the leaves made me think of this
following maps
on backs of leaves
wind swirls along veins
of roads
leaves swirl around wind
imaginations its seed
weir will it land us
rooting tomorrow’s dreams
poem By Jessica Bigi
you thought of the leaves made me think of this
following maps
on backs of leaves
wind swirls along vanes of roads
leaves swirl around wind
imaginations its seed
weir will it land us
rooting tomorrow?s dreams
poem By Jessica Bigi
Persimmons
Puddings, jams,
anti-oxidants,
all things good for you;
mama’s irritation if
tracked in on shoe.
Picture doesn’t look like a persimmon, it just reminds me of one; color, swirly and black leaves when it falls from the tree. We loved the product, but there was no way to keep us from stepping on them and tracking them in the house.
I’ve heard those things are really messy in your yard.
I was trying to place the color- you’ve got it! And, yes, they can make a smeary mess!
you thought of the leaves made me think of this
following maps
on backs of leaves
wind swirls along veins
of roads
leaves swirl around wind
imaginations its seed
weir will it land us
rooting tomorrow’s dreams
poem By Jessica Bigi
you thought of the leaves made me think of this
following maps
on backs of leaves
wind swirls along vanes of roads
leaves swirl around wind
imaginations its seed
weir will it land us
rooting tomorrow?s dreams
poem By Jessica Bigi
Drop down
Push up
Finish rep
Food?
Yup
The usual work out ritual 🙂
Funny! Yup. Exercise stimulates your hunger. 🙂
Amelia, I like the fact that you elaborated on the specific use of the picture posted. I think I’ll have a mid-morning snack!
so true that after working out we tend to have a snack
Drop down
Push up
Finish rep
Food?
Yup
The usual work out ritual 🙂
Funny! Yup. Exercise stimulates your hunger. 🙂
Amelia, I like the fact that you elaborated on the specific use of the picture posted. I think I’ll have a mid-morning snack!
so true that after working out we tend to have a snack
Flower petals poised,
ready to unfurl.
a‑waiting April’s rain
to make them all uncurl.
I am soooo ready for Spring!
Yes, I think we all are ready. I like the picture you painted and I like your rhyme.
A very comforting thought. I like petals poised.
I am defiantly ready for spring and to see the flowers again wonderful poem
Flower petals poised,
ready to unfurl.
a‑waiting April’s rain
to make them all uncurl.
I am soooo ready for Spring!
Yes, I think we all are ready. I like the picture you painted and I like your rhyme.
A very comforting thought. I like petals poised.
I am defiantly ready for spring and to see the flowers again wonderful poem
bloodshot
to the max
my poor eyes say
I need
more
sleep
Ow! Now that’s a red eye! Ha!
What a unique response to the photo. I can definitely identify with that.
wonderful comparison to a tired eye
bloodshot
to the max
my poor eyes say
I need
more
sleep
Ow! Now that’s a red eye! Ha!
What a unique response to the photo. I can definitely identify with that.
wonderful comparison to a tired eye
Red Disc
Frisbee sailing through the air,
Retriever catches without a care,
And trots off to who knows where?
Perfect!
Of course. It looks just like a Frisbee.
Glad you took time to post.
Of course. A Frisbee. And I bet the retriever was four-legged. Pun intended.
Red Disc
Frisbee sailing through the air,
Retriever catches without a care,
And trots off to who knows where?
Perfect!
Of course. It looks just like a Frisbee.
Glad you took time to post.
Of course. A Frisbee. And I bet the retriever was four-legged. Pun intended.
HOW TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE
Unscrew, jack up,
Switch out, re-twist,
Ease down ? onward.
© Charles Waters 2015 all rights reserved.
This should be in every new car manual! 🙂
HOW TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE
Unscrew, jack up,
Switch out, re-twist,
Ease down ? onward.
© Charles Waters 2015 all rights reserved.
This should be in every new car manual! 🙂