MONDAY PROMPT / October 11
This week’s prompt
Can you believe it’s been one month since our last Wordle? My how time flies! Here is this week’s prompt: Use as many of these words as you can in a poem. They may look like a mess now, but we have faith that you will sort it all out. Isn’t it interesting how poetry can do that?
Come back on Friday to post your poems!
(And don’t worry your pretty little heads trying to figure out which famous poem is the source of these words. This time, the words are those that jumped out at us as we flipped through several books.)
How prompts work under the Big Tent
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[...] Here is this week’s MONDAY PROMPT. [...]
What a relief: an eleven word wordle! I haven’t yet recovered from Rall’s 100 word wordle, but I sure will have a go at this one.
i *think* there are 12. at least i tried to get 12. :)
but even 11 is fabulous.
100? wow. i can’t imagine. :)
Oops! Just typed them out, and you’re right, 12 it is. I gave up after two stanzas of nonsense. As usual, I refuse to be beaten and will try again.
Hi,
This is my first visit so not sure what I’m supposed to do. I’ve written a poem using these words called ‘The Rag Doll’.
The Rag doll
Drooping over the railings
hung the muddy rag doll.
Bitter tears were shed
as one wee girl
sat on the staircase
weeping at her loss
Reaching to pluck
the purple dress from
the glossy box wherein
her doll had lain,
the wee girl sighed
with grief as she went
to extract the hook
that held the gourd,
ready for Halloween.
In a quiet lane,
another wee girl
ran with glee to see
the muddy rag doll
hung across the railings.
Gently taking it off,
she pressed it to her heart
and, in the evening light,
planted a kiss upon
its head, and carried
it, with tender care, home.
*******
Best regards,
Jenny
Hi Jennifer, welcome to the Tent!
We post our poems on Friday, so come back then and re-post and read the other poets, too!
[...] this week’s Big Tent Poetry Monday Prompt. I had a lot of fun writing this poem [...]
My first attempt at a Wordle – I’m assuming a link is okay? If not, let me know and I’ll post it here
http://thepoet-tree-house.blogspot.com/
Hi,
Sorry don’t know what I’m doing here…I was told to post my poem again in Friday so I am, but it seems to be still up here in comments. As it’s my first time here, you’ll have to forgive me if this is the wrong place again.
The Rag doll
Drooping over the railings
hung the muddy rag doll.
Bitter tears were shed
as one wee girl
sat on the staircase
weeping at her loss
Reaching to pluck
the purple dress from
the glossy box wherein
her doll had lain,
the wee girl sighed
with grief as she went
to extract the hook
that held the gourd,
ready for Halloween.
In a quiet lane,
another wee girl
ran with glee to see
the muddy rag doll
hung across the railings.
Gently taking it off,
she pressed it to her heart
and, in the evening light,
planted a kiss upon
its head, and carried
it, with tender care, home.
*******
Best regards,
Jenny
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