COME ONE, COME ALL / December 24
by Carolee, Deb & Jill
It’s show time! It’s time to post your original poem, written in response to Monday’s prompt — our wordle! — or any other inspiration from the week. (We love it when you write to our prompt, but we also love it when you write on a whim. We all know how fickle that muse can be.)
What did you write? Please leave a link to your blog post, or leave your poem itself, in the comments!
Let the show begin! This post is “sticky” — it will stay right here in the spotlight for you all weekend.
Here’s how prompts work under the Big Tent
You’ve got all week to write your poem, based on this week’s prompt. Come Fridays (today!) you’ll find a “Come One, Come All” post (this one!) where you can 1) leave a link to your poem or 2) leave the poem in its entirety.
We want to give you all weekend to post your work and read each others’ work. Take your time. Enjoy all the poems that are new to the world.
Some hints
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Circus etiquette
We figure you know how to play in the poetry community, but here are the basics:
Be nice. Have fun. Remember we aren’t a critique forum. We want to support each other as we bring more poetry into our lives. Only provide critique if someone specifically asks for it.
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In case you missed the real thing on Monday night: The Lunar Eclipse
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/12/dead-woman-and-her-wants.html
Took a little from the Wordle, blended it with some 3WW words and went ‘Sidewalking’
http://radio-nowhere.org/nb/?p=525
I did a minor rewrite from the Wednesday offering…
Looks like Gautami and I are on the same wavelength. Wish you all a Wonderful Holiday.
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/the-dead-woman-and-wanting/
Elizabeth
Here you go. I got a chance to come back.
http://northernwall.blogspot.com/2010/12/threat.html
Oh, how I like working with Wordles. Merry Christmas, all.
http://robin-turner.blogspot.com/2010/12/after.html
Mine has the original title of ” Wordle”.
oops…rushing for Christmas Eve dinner.Merry Christmas all!
http://rallentanda.blogspot.com
here’s mine :)
http://leonnyes.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/in-the-tent/
to celebrate this moment – the eve
one more for fun – too soon
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Thanks for being here.
http://flaubert-poetrywithme.blogspot.com/2010/12/walking-tightrope-big-tent-poetry-33.html
A sincere thank you to our hosts for all their hard work running the circus, and the warmest wishes for Christmas to management, performers and audience for the show. May all your words be meaningful and beautiful during 2011 and beyond.
http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/performance/
Thank you, Viv. And to all.
Merry Christmas y’all
the man in the street gets a pedicure
Here!
http://thecosmicword.blogspot.com/2010/12/singing-for-christmas.html
Merry Christmas!
A quick Christmas story this morning. Happy holidays!
Have you ever wondered what would happen if your Christmas tree fell over… a fourteen-footer… right before a party? Please read my poem ‘Christmas Tree Wreckage’…
Merry Christmas!
http://lkharris-kolp.blogspot.com/.
The poem is on
http://marianv.blog.co.uk
Anais: Suburbanite I tried …a topic that captured me in a very nonpoetic way : car dependence and suburban sprawl.
Corrected link for name. Hope the other link works…
Merry Christmas to all!
Thanks for the site and prompt…
http://firsttumblewords.blogspot.com/2010/12/poem-for-big-tent-poetry.html
I don’t know why I never write my poem until Friday morning. It is crazy. Maybe I should resolve to write earlier in the week in 2011.
Today’s WORDLE poem. (Not sure if I used every word… ^shrugs^…just know I used several.)
http://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/jjspoetry/2010/12/danglingchairs.html
http://umaspoembook.blogspot.com/2010/12/self.html
http://somethingsithinkabout-annell-annell.blogspot.com/2010/12/tuesday-december-21-big-tent-poetry.html
that was fun!
This should be on http://Marianv.blog.co.uk
I couldn’t get to blogs co UK. so I posted the popem here (it’s short)
Sometimes failure…
The engine puffs “I think a can, I think I can-“
Or maybe not
A swift trip back to the basement
A performance soon forgotten.
He who says “I know the ropes”
And then topples backward
Can we squeeze some meaning
From even the slightest failure?
You can immerse yourself in practice
Until your voice grows hoarse
Recognizing the end is not disloyal
Look around, the audience has vanished.
st
A deep one, this, Marian. Lots to think about.
So many performances this week! Is it the Wordle or holidays?!
http://somethingsithinkabout-annell-annell.blogspot.com/2010/12/tuesday-december-21-big-tent-poetry.html
I couldn’t get my comment to stick, Annell. I found your poem evocative, with subtle use of the wordle words.
Since I wrote this poem late in October, I have been waiting for a real snowfall in my place. At last everything is white!
http://iverhyck.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/meet-winter/
Konstantin.
Merry Christmas to All!
Thank you for the opportunity of this week’s prompt. I took the challenge of using the words, AND of trying to end on a happy note.
http://stillfugue.com/2010/12/24/happiness-from-the-darkness/
Thanks again,
Carl
a true wordle challenge – phew!
Questing for a Child
http://thepoet-tree-house.blogspot.com/
happy happy christmas everyone. back to read soon, i hope!
I loved these words! Happy Holidays, everyone! I’m looking forward to reading.
http://djvorreyer.wordpress.com
been busy with exams, but hope to keep posting now… Merry Christmas!
http://satellitetime.blogspot.com/2010/12/that-cellular-will-be-death-of-us-i.html
i didn’t have the mental space for words the last couple days, but i did manage a sketch today inspired by frida kahlo’s diary. hope you’ll come see!
http://caroleesherwood.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/ipad-doodle-fridas-nonillusion/
The sketch was amazing! I know you said you are using your iPad – that is impressive.
I’ve loved reading what people came up with! Here’s mine with a handful of the words from the Wordle. http://www.jennibbaker.com/2010/12/the-fine-line/
“I’m always running behind the times, just like this train” . . . here is my late Wordle poem. Can’t wait to catch up on reading and write to this week’s prompt ON TIME! Here is The Puppeteer.
Follow the link for my late submission. Caution, this poem contains adult themes and situations:
Performance
welcome to the tent, Omwah.