tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post2315125223179888499..comments2024-03-29T07:42:02.917-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: WANTED: ANIMAL PERSONA POEMSIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-66982952011013398382019-06-13T16:37:21.367-05:002019-06-13T16:37:21.367-05:00I loved this poem, because it is not about a child...I loved this poem, because it is not about a child hoping to see a unicorn, it is about a unicorn hoping to see a child! The ending was a plot twist!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07666166537783593143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-15608543453773432302012-08-05T12:42:19.527-05:002012-08-05T12:42:19.527-05:00Thanks, Matt! The kids will love it!Thanks, Matt! The kids will love it!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-87203205093036883242012-07-31T07:16:12.330-05:002012-07-31T07:16:12.330-05:00Hi Irene, here's another croc!
Crocodile
M...Hi Irene, here's another croc! <br /><br />Crocodile <br /><br />My skin is as gnarled as a knobbly tree <br />but my bite is much worse than my bark. <br />Come snooping too close to my watering hole <br />and I’ll smuggle you into the dark -<br /><br />where I’ll wrestle the breath <br />from your chest in the depths <br />and soften you under a rock. <br /><br />Cold-blooded killer <br />a flesh-tearing thriller - <br />I’m merciless, murderous <br />Croc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873608312139771399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-35633991210140650592012-07-20T19:58:24.777-05:002012-07-20T19:58:24.777-05:00Write, Jone, write! I'd love to see what you c...Write, Jone, write! I'd love to see what you come up with. Thanks for stopping by!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-54691683783810776722012-07-20T19:58:02.911-05:002012-07-20T19:58:02.911-05:00Got your poem! Yay for sharks. Will share!! xoGot your poem! Yay for sharks. Will share!! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-71221826881565936762012-07-20T19:57:08.929-05:002012-07-20T19:57:08.929-05:00Thank you, Julie... to everything there is a seaso...Thank you, Julie... to everything there is a season... appreciate you stopping by1Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-50832574465886126802012-07-20T19:56:42.154-05:002012-07-20T19:56:42.154-05:00Thank you, Myra! Isn't all writing an exercise...Thank you, Myra! Isn't all writing an exercise in empathy? I appreciate you stopping by. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-260654342663706522012-07-20T19:55:37.518-05:002012-07-20T19:55:37.518-05:00Oooh, I remember this one from your blog! Perfect....Oooh, I remember this one from your blog! Perfect. Thank you so much!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-22855578871430643502012-07-20T19:55:09.653-05:002012-07-20T19:55:09.653-05:00Yes! I love this one... all that HEART. Thanks, fr...Yes! I love this one... all that HEART. Thanks, friend! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-67341974962354067792012-07-20T19:54:33.096-05:002012-07-20T19:54:33.096-05:00Linda, this is wonderful! I will definitely use it...Linda, this is wonderful! I will definitely use it. Thanks for sharing!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-60266003352550701962012-07-20T19:22:25.391-05:002012-07-20T19:22:25.391-05:00Irene- this is such a fun idea! I love your poem ...Irene- this is such a fun idea! I love your poem and the "with pancake sun/and butter moon" are such wonderful images! I wrote a dinosaur poem a while back that was published in DIZZY DINOSAURS. I don't know if it will fit your needs, but here goes!<br /><br />Saltopus<br /><br />I am Saltopus.<br />I am nasty and I'm mean.<br />My teeth are sharp as daggers.<br />My legs are strong and lean.<br /><br />I dine on luscious lizards,<br />bugs are tasty snacks.<br />I am a mighty hunter--<br />and I'm ready to attack.<br /><br />I am Saltopus.<br />My brain is rather small.<br />I could be a Dino King--<br />But I'm just one foot tall!<br /><br /> © Linda KulpLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-22993592871868529982012-07-20T14:22:43.111-05:002012-07-20T14:22:43.111-05:00Remember poetry isn't my strong genre but here...Remember poetry isn't my strong genre but here goes<br /><br />Insight <br /><br />My eyes reflect your world <br />But doesn't show my heart <br /><br />My trust is earned <br />But doesn't win my heart <br /><br />My back will carry you <br />But doesn't bare my heart <br /><br />Gentle words, soft hand <br />Opens up my heart <br /><br />Kindred spirits facing the wind <br />Hear the beat of my heart<br /><br />Free to race, free to be <br />You are my heartPatricia J. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044354515656710902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-26165118363026768042012-07-20T11:43:03.258-05:002012-07-20T11:43:03.258-05:00What fun! Those library children are lucky to hav...What fun! Those library children are lucky to have you. Here is one...from not too long ago - <br /><br /><br />Unicorn<br /><br />My friends say I should not believe<br />in things that can’t be true.<br />But my heart believes one must exist<br />as real as me or you.<br />So I don’t listen to those who swear<br />that things they cannot see aren’t there.<br />I am a unicorn, free and wild,<br />and someday I will find a child.<br /><br />© Amy Ludwig VanDerwaterAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-79601746679293738012012-07-20T11:42:20.310-05:002012-07-20T11:42:20.310-05:00Lovely poem! Such an inspired idea to develop a po...Lovely poem! Such an inspired idea to develop a poem from an animal's perspective. Would take an enormous amount of empathy to be able to write from another creature's vantage - a task that only celebrated poets such as yourselves can do. Loved it!GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-53475450120893286092012-07-20T11:17:13.941-05:002012-07-20T11:17:13.941-05:00Love these. Let me think on this. I am inspired by...Love these. Let me think on this. I am inspired by the ones left on the comments.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-69155015393829283232012-07-20T10:03:05.120-05:002012-07-20T10:03:05.120-05:00Update: a shark poem I had handy is swimming to a...Update: a shark poem I had handy is swimming to an inbox near you. ;0)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-73727903604876570482012-07-20T09:50:50.837-05:002012-07-20T09:50:50.837-05:00These are great! (And I'd just come from Donn...These are great! (And I'd just come from Donna's doggie blog post today.) Irene, I could have stopped with yours at "pancake sun and butter moon" - gorgeous and fun! <br /><br />I'll see if I can dig something up if the day allows.... Thanks for sharing, and have a great time with the kids. They'll love it, and I'll bet they will come up with some great poems.Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-75279617699110547222012-07-20T08:40:30.475-05:002012-07-20T08:40:30.475-05:00Oooh, one edit though...I changed "Big teeth ...Oooh, one edit though...I changed "Big teeth of mine" to "Sweet tooths of mine"...make that little change and I'll be bigly and sweetly pleased! You will have to have your kids find the two "dog words" in the poem..."tooths" and "buyed".Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-49243941233088205522012-07-20T08:38:04.087-05:002012-07-20T08:38:04.087-05:00Ha, I just wrote a 5-minute poem as the response t...Ha, I just wrote a 5-minute poem as the response to a writing prompt at Susanna Hill's blog today. So here's another dragonfly ditty to go with Katya's ...<br /><br />I am the dragonfly<br />cerulean as sky <br />with delicate mesh wings<br />dizzying, flittering<br />amid sunbathing water lilies<br />dipping into rich nectar<br />winging on wispy breezes<br />dancing on golden sunbeams<br />like a flicker of fire<br />I am the dragonflyRenee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858405241136190640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-45238221724941353882012-07-20T08:08:31.432-05:002012-07-20T08:08:31.432-05:00No time to write a poem right now, sadly, but I ju...No time to write a poem right now, sadly, but I just wanted to say how much I love everyone else's!!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-11066903818461803372012-07-20T07:45:01.139-05:002012-07-20T07:45:01.139-05:00Oh yes, I know this Tom Cat! :) Thanks for sharing...Oh yes, I know this Tom Cat! :) Thanks for sharing... several of your books are in my go-to stack already! I am thrilled to include this one as well. Thanks for stopping by.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-24303121545404418522012-07-20T07:43:35.687-05:002012-07-20T07:43:35.687-05:00Yes, Tara, so much talent among this PF group. I a...Yes, Tara, so much talent among this PF group. I am in perpetual awe. If you write one or dust one off, please send to me! Workshop is not till Aug. 10. Happy day to you!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-78979001441729269182012-07-20T07:42:38.986-05:002012-07-20T07:42:38.986-05:00To be trapped in an aquarium just seems AWFUL to m...To be trapped in an aquarium just seems AWFUL to me. Grrr, indeed! Thanks for reading!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-48981512377387937672012-07-20T07:41:50.153-05:002012-07-20T07:41:50.153-05:00Donna, I love the build and build and ah, reveal a...Donna, I love the build and build and ah, reveal at the end! Thank you for sharing. I can certainly use it. Happy day to you!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-19576539887686022202012-07-20T07:40:56.779-05:002012-07-20T07:40:56.779-05:00Renee, I love the unexpectedness of the cowardly c...Renee, I love the unexpectedness of the cowardly crocodile! Thank you so much for sharing. The kids will enjoy it too.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com