Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Cathy at Merely Day by Day for Roundup.
Perhaps, you, like me, would enjoy a bit of whimsy today? Check out my post over at Smack Dab in the Middle, which features the whimsical world of poetry and nature and THIS POEM IS A NEST.
Also, here is a graphic with my NCTE details! I am looking forward to connecting with poetry peeps IN PERSON! (The last NCTE conference I attended in person was Baltimore in 2019.)
Today's ArtSpeak: FOLK ART is a fun one! As soon as I saw Bill Traylor's yellow chicken, I knew I had to write a poem about him! And no surprise, turns out Yellow Chicken has understandable motivation for his antics. Read on!
Yellow Chicken Has Pluck
Whenever Black Duck
wades out of the muck,
Yellow Chicken struts and clucks—
a showman
in a yellow tux.
Could it be?
Yes! Yellow Chicken
is LOVEstruck!
Let's all wish him
Cockadoodle—Good Luck!
- Irene Latham
In related news, I am currently casting about for my ArtSpeak theme for 2025. So. Much. Art. It's hard to choose!! I welcome your ideas.
Irene, your whimsy and joy is a welcomed respite today! Thank goodness for chicken-crush!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the funny rhymes today. I needed this!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the smile today, Irene. Bawk bawk!
ReplyDeleteHehe. Thanks for the humor and exuberance, Irene. See you soon!
ReplyDeleteThis chicken is just what I needed today! What a riot. (and I'm afraid of chickens). :)
ReplyDeleteTe he, Irene. Chickens are so funny! They really do strut as you so funnily showed dear Yellow Chicken! Have fun at NCTE. I so enjoyed going when I taught!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Yellow Chicken and the motivation you've given him!
ReplyDeleteYour poem allows the reader quite some latitude when it comes to interpretation, Irene. That yellow chicken certainly struts.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun, Irene! Thank you for the smile this morning.
ReplyDeleteCockadoodle do is exactly the word I needed today. Just home from a great librarian conference...still processing the news and so glad that I'm welcomed by a yellow chicken poem. It's joyful and funful! I look forward to what you select for your ArtSpeak! theme. Suggestions? Anything that can send out positive vibes.
ReplyDeleteLove your yellow chicken! I'm SOOOOOOooooo bummed that I will miss the poets' gathering at NCTE! The CLA board meeting is that night 6-9:00. Sigh. I'll have to find all my people in the hallways and poetry sessions. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteIrene, I also have not been to NCTE since 2019. I have fond memories of that convention, especially our poet dinner. Enjoy your presentations and meet-ups. Yellow chicken brought a chuckle.
ReplyDeleteIrene, I will be at NCTE too. I look forward to going to the panel and your book signing. I'm making a note of it! Yellow Chicken is too cute in his yellow tux. Fun artwork and poem.
ReplyDeleteYay for Yellow Chicken! Such fun, Irene.
ReplyDeleteLove your yellow chicken who struts and clucks in a yellow tux! Just the kind of whimsey we need this week. Enjoy your time at NCTE!
ReplyDeleteYellow Chicken is quite a character. Enjoy NCTE!
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