COME ONE, COME ALL / February 25

February 25, 2011
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by Carolee, Deb & Jill

It’s show time! It’s time to post your original poem, written in response to Monday’s prompt — holiday celebration, or an anti-celebration — 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.

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56 Responses to “ COME ONE, COME ALL / February 25 ”

  1. Madeleine Begun Kane on February 25, 2011 at 12:41 am

    This prompt seemed impossible at first. But then I ended up inventing a holiday. I hope you’ll join me in celebrating All My Gizmos Are Working Day on March 2nd.

  2. gautami tripathy on February 25, 2011 at 12:44 am

    I enjoyed writing this:

    http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2011/02/days-and-days.html

  3. Rinkly Rimes on February 25, 2011 at 1:14 am

    http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2011/02/long-holiday.html

    Celebrating a workless life!

  4. vivienne Blake on February 25, 2011 at 2:17 am

    A feeble attempt: http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/holidays-and-festivals/

  5. pamela on February 25, 2011 at 3:48 am

    I have written about a saint from Ireland.
    Thanks for the prompt.

    http://flaubert-poetrywithme.blogspot.com/2011/02/cruinniu-cairde-big-tent-poetry-holiday.html

  6. Dick on February 25, 2011 at 5:00 am

    An excellent prompt. This one’s a celebration of the decidedly profane, I’m afraid.
    http://patteran.typepad.com/patteran_pages/

  7. Leo on February 25, 2011 at 5:06 am

    here is my try: hope I managed it :D

    coming in from my Blogspot blog:
    http://1mind2worlds.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-festivals.html

  8. nan on February 25, 2011 at 6:20 am

    I decided to mix it up with inside-out day. It might not be what you think it is.

  9. Versebender on February 25, 2011 at 6:27 am

    Animal lovers unite: It’s National Hoary Marmot Day!

    http://versebender.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/national-hoary-

  10. Rachel Barenblat on February 25, 2011 at 7:25 am

    I wrote a letter to liminal places:

    http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2011/02/letter-to-liminal-places-a-poem-for-those-who-feel-in-between.html

  11. Laurie Kolp on February 25, 2011 at 7:27 am

    Sometimes days that should be celebrated are too painful…

    http://lkharris-kolp.blogspot.com/

  12. Marian Veverka on February 25, 2011 at 8:19 am

    Celebrations can be found at

    http://Marianv.blog.co.uk

    You don’t need a holiday to have a celebration!

  13. Kenia Cris on February 25, 2011 at 8:39 am

    This is all I could write the whole week: A poem on the roof

    Hope you enjoy it. =*

  14. barbara on February 25, 2011 at 8:50 am

    I like the holiday that finally showed up. The poem… not so much.

    ButterSideUP Day

  15. Jeanne Aguilar on February 25, 2011 at 9:08 am

    Hi There!
    I didn’t get a poem out this week…not even one! Instead I started a page on my blog to record my planning for Dr. Seuss’ birthday. (I’m a first grade teacher.) So, no poem, but I’m with you guys in spirit on the whole unique holiday thing. Dr. Seuss’ bday, in case someone doesn’t know is March 2! Long Live Dr. Seuss! And wish me luck on the unit I’m creating specifically designed to help the struggling readers!
    Can’t wait to read all of your poems this weekend!
    Jeanne

    • Deb on February 25, 2011 at 10:03 am

      Good luck! What a fun project.

      • Nancy Flynn on February 25, 2011 at 11:56 am

        Hi Deb,

        Can you delete my FIRST post made today? I accidentally put the wrong URL in it. OR tell ME how to delete and I will happily do it? Thanks.

        • Deb on February 25, 2011 at 12:10 pm

          Done! (We don’t have an edit plug-in installed for comments. But might try to add one some time!)

      • Jeanne Aguilar on February 25, 2011 at 2:16 pm

        Thanks, Deb!

    • Erin Davis on February 26, 2011 at 1:51 pm

      You rock, Jeanne. Can I be your student?

      • Jeanne Aguilar on February 26, 2011 at 5:00 pm

        Anytime Erin!
        PS I would love to be YOUR student! One of these days I’m gonna show up in one of your classes!

    • Laurie Kolp on March 2, 2011 at 9:59 am

      It looks like you and your students will have fun with Dr. Seuss! Enjoy!

  16. Joseph Harker on February 25, 2011 at 10:23 am

    It almost happened this morning: First Thunder

  17. Connie L. Peters on February 25, 2011 at 11:06 am

    Forgive the crudeness!

    http://enthusiasticsoul.blogspot.com/2011/02/big-tent-prompt-holiday.html

  18. Julie Jordan Scott on February 25, 2011 at 11:27 am

    A little President’s Day ditty.

    http://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/jjspoetry/2011/02/bigtent225.html

  19. Dan Wilcox on February 25, 2011 at 11:28 am

    WHAT I FOUND AT THE BUS STOP
    WHEN THE SNOWBANKS MELTED

    cigarette butts
    a lottery ticket
    coffee cups
    someone’s pen
    a Bic lighter
    a quarter
    another purple coat
    naked desires
    someone else’s fate
    eternal love
    immortality
    peace in our time
    a poem to appear in Best American Poetry 2010
    someone who loves me
    an Earth that breathes free
    a language we can all understand

    • carolee on February 25, 2011 at 9:48 pm

      i am on a mission to eradicate all other purple coats from the world. dispose of it for me? it’s really hard to be special when everyone has a purple coat. :)

      • Dan Wilcox on February 25, 2011 at 10:56 pm

        Sure, why not — all that trash was swept up by the street-cleaners the next morning anyways.
        But I suspect that you would be “special” in a mundane white ski jacket, etc. Anybody can buy a purple coat.
        DWx

    • Erin Davis on February 26, 2011 at 1:48 pm

      Can you give me directions to this bus stop?

    • Victoria on February 28, 2011 at 5:46 pm

      I enjoyed how this transistioned from the mundane to the more ephemeral. Good one.

  20. RJ Clarken on February 25, 2011 at 11:29 am

    Holidays – have we got holidays for you!!!

    http://1ightverse.blogspot.com/2011/02/hazy-holidays.html

    …and thanks!

  21. Nancy Flynn on February 25, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Once Upon a Time Perfect Penmanship Mattered

    (in
 honor 
of 
National
 Penmanship
 Day,
 January 
23rd)

    http://nancyflynn.typepad.com/stream_of_consciousness/2011/02/national-penmanship-day-january-23rd.html

  22. Kim Nelson on February 25, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Pondered this all week. Love what emerged. Thank you!

    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/02/25/holy-day/

  23. Linda Watskin on February 25, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    Here’s mine http://word-painting.blogspot.com/2011/02/after-winter.html

    Linda

  24. Michelle Hed on February 25, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    Good Afternoon!

    http://thepenlensandbrush.blogspot.com

  25. Victoria (liv2write2day) on February 25, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    I will be back to comment. Gotta go celebrate today, first.

    http://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/celebrate-today-big-tent-poetry/

  26. redchair on February 25, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    Breakthrough

  27. Lee Pursewarden on February 25, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    No title but celebrating the start of the new notebook:
    http://leepursewarden.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/254/

  28. Tumblewords on February 25, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    For a person who celebrates every single laugh, this prompt proved to be difficult. :)

    http://firsttumblewords.blogspot.com/2011/02/searching-memory-for-big-tent-poetry.html

  29. Donna Vorreyer on February 25, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    I got all sappy with this one…sorry.

    http://wp.me/pv41q-lp

  30. Uma Gowrishankar on February 25, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    Oh, so glad to be back here. Here is my poem for the prompt: http://umaathreya.blogsome.com/2011/02/26/savitri/

  31. Cara Holman on February 25, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    Only 3 more days of NaHaiWriMo…

    three holiday haiku

  32. renkat on February 26, 2011 at 6:10 am

    http://tribeofmadorphans.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-to-celebrate-small-nearly-perfect.html
    Wish there were a day set aside…

  33. irene on February 26, 2011 at 9:40 am

    My inspiration is

    illiteracy day

  34. Erin Davis on February 26, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    This was a great prompt. I look forward to reading everyone’s takes on it today!

    http://freckledwriter.blogspot.com/2011/02/hinge.html

  35. Cathy on February 26, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    An off week for me, so wasn’t in the mood for holiday feelings. Did do some revising instead, so I’m posting a new poem instead.

    http://www.thequietone.net/the_quiet_one/2011/02/holiday-not-this-week.html

  36. carolee on February 27, 2011 at 12:08 am

    hi, guys!

    i’m off prompt this week (which has been a wild ride), but i’ll stop back by and read some tomorrow.

    http://caroleesherwood.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/this-poems-feels-funny/

    good night, circus-goers!

  37. wayne on February 27, 2011 at 12:29 am

    here is mine…also for Writers Island
    http://waynepitchko.blogspot.com/2011/02/holiday.html

  38. Iain D. Kemp on February 27, 2011 at 7:07 am

    I am back after fighting with bronchitis for several weeks…
    This is areal holiday but a very exclusive one… http://almerimarlife.com/forum/topic/1158/dia-de-docente-a-poem-by-iain-douglas-kemp/

    Iain

    • Deb on February 27, 2011 at 10:48 pm

      Nice to have you back, and thank you for your poem, your shared day.

  39. Pam on February 27, 2011 at 9:49 am

    Here is my February celebration of the salmon return in the Pacific Northwest:

    Kwakiutl Midwinter

  40. Gerry/Strummed Words on February 27, 2011 at 10:53 am

    Celebrating more snow… http://strummedwords.blogspot.com/

  41. Strummed Words on February 27, 2011 at 11:41 am

    Top down…http://strummedwords.blogspot.com/2011/02/top-down.html

  42. Deb on February 27, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    At last a new poem! “Feast Day for the Daughter”

    I shall be by to read you!

  43. Kelly E. on February 27, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    Better late than never, no?
    Thought you all should know that today is Ordinary Day.
    http://www.starsandwillows.com/2011/02/ordinary-day/

    • Deb on February 27, 2011 at 10:54 pm

      Woot! An ordinary day!