Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Playing with words

I was watching a movie with a spelling bee in it, and my mind began wandering.  I have never been a great speller, so I like spell check, but I did a good bit of playing with words in poetry.  I used to ask people to give me 5 or 10 words and I would write a poem for them.  I would promise to recite the poem with their words in it within a few minutes.  It was quite fun and my Wonder Filled Moment today was remembering that time in my life.  So I thought I would share one of the poems with you.  The underlined words are the ones the person gave me. 


Fear
As he rushes from the nuclear plant
He sees a cow in the distance and
Wonders about his fate

He rides his bicycle through the trails in the mountain as
He desperately searches for safety in the basalt rock

He is master of his domain
As he triumphs over the Cicadas
Ladle in hand!

PS. For those who may not know a Cicada is a large green bug, a member of the Locust family.

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