Friday, October 19, 2018

"Moving in the dark" octopus poem by Jan Godown Annino #OctopusMonth

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Brenda for a Bee's Knees of a Roundup at Friendly Fairy Tales. 

This week we've had some happy octopus posts in celebration of #OctopusMonth, including:

Endangered Tree Octopus poems by Donna JT Smith (haven't heard of the endangered tree octopus? Remedy that, right now!)

"Can't Catch Me!" by Kay McGriff


See all the links so far this month at the Happy Octopus Month padlet.

And today, it is my pleasure to share a beauty that could also be titled "What Agnes Wants." I love it! And so does Agnes. Thank you, Jan!

Moving in the dark

Agnes the octopus wants no
                                                    night light
                                                    flash light
                                                    head light
                                                    street light

to pierce her deep dark highway
of sea water

Floating in the dark is her lark
how she makes her mark
secret nest
inky depths

Agnes the octopus wants to
                                                  tumble, twirl
                                                  glide, slide
                                                  creep, crawl
                                                  breathe, brawl

Eating in the dark is her lark
how she makes her mark
a bulbous head
army of appendages

Agnes the octopus wants no
                                                   night light
                                                    flash light
                                                    head light
                                                    street light
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Beautiful, isn't it?

13 comments:

  1. I'm loving these October octopi!

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  2. Love the rhyming, the 'smooth' gliding that Jan writes about Agnes. Thanks, both of you!

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  3. "Floating in the dark is her lark" is my lark, too. Nice job! xo

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  4. What wonderful octopus images in this one, Jan! Love "deep dark highway
    of sea water" and "secret nest
    inky depths."
    Nice!

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  5. Yes, Jan wrote a wonderful #octopoem that gives another perspective of Agnes floating and eating in the dark. The rhyming and word choice allow the poem to flow beautifully under the sea. Great job, Jan!

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    1. Irene, are we supposed to add our #octopoem to your Padlet? If so, I could not open a new comment box.

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  6. Lovely! Congratulations on your wonderful book!

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  7. Oh, Jan....this is wonderful! So much personality in that Agnes and what she doesn't want. I love that floating in the dark is her lark. Great fun with this book debut, Irene.

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  8. "to pierce her deep dark highway
    of sea water"

    Sighing happily over here....

    x

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  9. Here's an Octopus who knows what she wants–a gal after my own heart. I like the two stanzas that interchange how she makes her mark–lovely, thanks Jan and Irene!

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  10. Look at all you active Alice adorers!!
    It feels so warm to be wrapped into your talented onto-arms :)

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  11. Another wonderful octopus poem!

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