I was determined to post today at Blue Rose Girls early this Friday.
Unfortunately, I was involved in an auto accident this morning. That kept me
from posting until now. Here’s a picture of the damage done to
my car.
I decided NOT to write a car crash poem for the occasion. Instead, I have an original "things to do" poem that I also posted at Wild Rose Reader today:
THINGS TO DO IF YOU
ARE A BOOK
Be
filled with words that tell a tale
of
a little mouse and a giant whaleof a runty pig and his spider friend
who was true and loyal to the end
of a badger who loved eating bread and jam
of a funky guy, green eggs, and ham
of a spunky girl named Ramona Q.
of a boy and the Jabberwock he slew.
Be filled with words and tell a tale
that will let my imagination sail.
Be a mystery
or a fantasy
or sing with sounds of poetry.
Between your covers
let there be
a story that’s just right for me.
Win a Poetry Book!
I should have announced weeks ago that I’m
giving away a poetry book each week during National Poetry Month at Wild Rose
Reader. If you’d like to have your name entered into the drawing for this week’s
book—Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto by Paul B. Janeczko—leave a comment at one of my poetry
posts during the fourth week of National Poetry Month (April 22-28). Here are links to this week's poetry posts at Wild Rose Reader:
Coelacanth Speaks...December 1938: AnOriginal Animal Mask Poem
Things to Do If You Are a Book: AnOriginal Poem