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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

DMC: "First Boyfriend" by Jesse Anna Bornemann




FIRST BOYFRIEND

 Adolescent basket case.
Dizzy.
Electrified.
Forget Girlhood!
Henceforth, I’ve jumped –
Kerplunk!
and landed on Maturity,
a new, outrageous planet.
(Quit retching!)
Sweet side-glances.
Saved seats.
Shared straws.
and those texts!
“Ur very wonderful.”
“xoxo”
Except –
Yikes.
…a zit.

 © 2017 Jesse Anna Bornemann. All rights reserved.


Click HERE to read this month's interview with Carole Boston Weatherford. She has challenged us to write an abecedarian poem.

Generally each line (or word) of an abecedarian poem begins with A and continues in alphabetical order until you reach Z. For this challenge, you may start and end with whichever letters you choose, as long as they are sequential.

Post your poem on our September 2017 padlet. While some contributions will be featured as daily ditties this month, all contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration this Friday, September 29th. One lucky participant will win a copy of Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Eric Velasquez (Candlewick Press, 2017).





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13 comments:

  1. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesSeptember 27, 2017 at 9:05 AM

    LOL. Kerplunk! This poem has landed right on target, Jesse. :)

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  2. Linda BSeptember 27, 2017 at 9:33 AM

    I know teen girls will love this, and I love "landed on maturity/a new outrageous planet." You've captured that wonderful feeling beautifully.

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  3. Jesse Anna BornemannSeptember 27, 2017 at 10:27 AM

    Ah, it's such a thrill to be featured! Thank you, Michelle! And thanks for the kind comment, Linda! I'm second-guessing some of my word choices here, but I loved the abecedarian challenge.

    Also, this verse isn't at all autobiographical...well, maybe just a little. (Autobiographical? Barely. *cough*)

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  4. TabathaSeptember 27, 2017 at 3:31 PM

    Oh those "S's"! Ooh la la!
    Good job, Jesse :-)

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  5. KeriSeptember 27, 2017 at 5:19 PM

    Award for most real poem in the challenge goes to Jesse. I'd say "Spot on" but . . .

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  6. Linda MitchellSeptember 27, 2017 at 8:47 PM

    Great funny fun! All those crazy feelings. Super job.

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  7. RosiSeptember 27, 2017 at 9:22 PM

    Ha! This is really cute. Thanks.

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  8. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTalesSeptember 27, 2017 at 9:22 PM

    A wonderful story, well done! I love the rollercoaster in: "Maturity,/ a new, outrageous planet./ (Quit retching!)"

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  9. DoraineSeptember 27, 2017 at 9:35 PM

    I really like this one. Finally posted mine. Better late than never. ;)

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  10. Bridget MageeSeptember 28, 2017 at 8:05 AM

    Brilliant!

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  11. Damon DeanSeptember 28, 2017 at 10:52 AM

    Jesse, right on target...the chain-link sequencing of random juvenile issues is perfect.

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  12. Jesse Anna BornemannSeptember 28, 2017 at 11:40 AM

    Aw, thanks so much, everyone! Such a nice ego boost to get me through the day's writing (nonprofit grants, alas, not poems.) You're all eXceptional!

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  13. Rebekah HoeftSeptember 30, 2017 at 11:10 AM

    So perfect--amazing that you could capture young love (and angst) so perfectly in this form!

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