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PUDDLE MUDDLE: An Original Poem 3 May 2013 | 06:33 pm
I apologize for announcing the winner of PUDDLE WONDERFUL two days late. We're in the process of selling our house and things are moving along quickly at this point. I've been trying to get lots of th...
TALL TALK: Two Giraffe Poems 27 Apr 2013 | 06:49 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I really enjoy writing poems about animals—especially animal mask poems. One thing I always think about is the most p...
THINGS TO DO IF YOU ARE A BUS: An Original List Poem 26 Apr 2013 | 07:02 pm
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 So sorry that I didn’t announce the winner of David Harrison’s book COWBOYS last Sunday. We lost Internet conn...
MUD-LUSCIOUS: Poems for Spring 21 Apr 2013 | 09:38 pm
“Never forget that the subject is as important as your feeling; the mud puddle itself is as important as your pleasure in looking at it or splashing through it. Never let the mud puddle get lost in t...
Things to Do If You Are a Mountain: An Original List Poem 19 Apr 2013 | 07:26 pm
I’m still recuperating from the nasty respiratory bug I came down with last week. Once again, I decided to dig into my poetry files to find a poem to post today. I chose this “things to do” list poems...
NESSIE: A Poem about the Loch Ness Monster 17 Apr 2013 | 07:25 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I know that the Loch Ness Monster is only a mythical being. Still, when my husband and I traveled through Scotland in...
SKY: An Original Acrostic 16 Apr 2013 | 09:17 pm
Ah! It’s finally warm and sunny here today. Unfortunately, I can’t enjoy the fine weather outside because I caught a bad bug. I’ve spent a lot of time sleeping the past few days. I’ve been too tire...
Brontosaurus of Another Name: A Poem of Address 15 Apr 2013 | 10:59 pm
Several years ago, I began working on Docile Fossil, collection of poems about dinosaurs, fossils, and extinct animals. I really haven't done much with the collection--except to post some of its poems...
Second Week of National Poetry Month Book Winner 15 Apr 2013 | 08:55 am
I am happy to announce that Linda at Teacherdance is the winner of Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles. Congratulations, Linda! Email me your address and I’ll send the book off to you. My bo...
Rhyming Acrostics 14 Apr 2013 | 08:02 am
I’ve written lots of acrostics over the years. Sometimes, I experiment with writing them as rhyming poems. Here is a selection of my rhyming acrostics: Fiery flowers bloom In the night: Roses, carn...