QUIBBLING THEORIES
Marks in the desert sand,
notations of a passerby.
Observers
puzzle,
quibbling theories, until . . .
realization:
snake
trail,
undulating across the desert sand.
Viper, perhaps.
Where is it now?
© 2017 Juanita Havill. 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 on 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).
I love the tension you create in this poem, Juanita! I was never so aware of my surroundings as when I went for walks in New Mexico. (Never so careful about checking my shoes before I put them on, too!)
ReplyDeleteThat question at the end is a hair-raising one!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Juanita! Love the question--a perfect end that made me laugh (maybe nervously!).
ReplyDeleteOh, that is super clever! I love it. Might have to try a similar abcedarian using this as a mentor text.
ReplyDeleteGreat finish! Very interesting poem. Thanks.
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