Blot on the landscape
Ugliest house drapes
Lime green
Garden not shipshape
A narrow escape
hygiene
Dirty old milk crate
For a garden gate
Rats’ dream.
Alison Jean Hankinson
A light-hearted attempt at a Lai for d’Verse….not as easy as it looks…and my first ever…
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Fun one, Alison. I’m not sure which level you teach, but when I was a docent at an art museum, I liked to introduce kids to poetry by having them write simple forms about a painting. This could be a fun one for you to use if it’s within an age-appropriate setting.
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I might have a play with this idea. Many thanks..
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What a perfect picture you paint! (But we need to talk about those drapes… haha!)
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Dang, I have lived in that neighborhood! A car engine hanging by a rope from a tree…. Nice!
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How did you find us? The drapes are avocado,not lime. It’s an herb garden! Ha ha, loved this one. I know I’ve violated at least two of these faux pas, but I’m not going to say which…
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Chortle. My favourite word.
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This sounds a lot like some of the places that I’ve lived. Great form. Your rhymes are done beautifully – not easy ones.
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What fun rhyming. I love it!
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Heh! This is great, my favorite so far.
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Ha, there goes the neighborhood!
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I can see how the rats would love those milk crates.
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I feel blessed to be far from a rat’s dream – love the fun in this.
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Aha, they have found their way to poetry specially ‘Rat’s dream’. You worked wonder.
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Oh my….I can picture this place…especially that last three lines! Ugh…..pass it by quickly on my walk! 🙂
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I would like to visit this house…know its story.;)
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Hopefully the lime green will prevail over the old house ~ Good for you in trying out this form ~
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Another one where the images just trip along. Light-hearted and clever 🙂
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Such a delightful poem. It was great to read.
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