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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

DMC: "Fly's Time" by Randi Sonenshine





FLY'S TIME

 Here lies Fly, who wasn’t clever.
He made the worst decision ever.
Lunch with Spider sounded swell.
He left this world an empty shell.

© 2018 Randi Sonenshine. All rights reserved.


Click HERE to read this month's interview with J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen. They have challenged us to write an epitaph poem—a funny or clever verse that might appear on your chosen subject's tombstone.

Post your poem on our February 2018 padlet. While some contributions will be featured as daily ditties this month, all contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration on Friday, February 23rd, and one lucky participant will win a copy of their morbidly humorous collection from Charlesbridge:






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26 comments:

  1. Rebekah HoeftFebruary 14, 2018 at 5:24 AM

    Perfection--for the spider and the reader. Poor Fly. :)

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  2. Linda BFebruary 14, 2018 at 8:42 AM

    A mournful ditty, just right. It would be great to show kids how much science is in these four lines!

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    1. Randi SonenshineFebruary 14, 2018 at 5:21 PM

      Thanks, Linda! I love slipping in all the science facts. :)

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  3. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesFebruary 14, 2018 at 9:03 AM

    Hope you don't mind that I chose your deliciously morbid epitaph for Valentine's Day, Randi! That's the way I roll. :)

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    1. Randi SonenshineFebruary 14, 2018 at 5:19 PM

      Of course not! I'm delighted. This was actually inspired by one of my Madness Poetry entries. I tried to share a link, but it didn't work!

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  4. Liz SteinglassFebruary 14, 2018 at 3:57 PM

    Poor Fly!

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  5. Michelle KoganFebruary 14, 2018 at 4:02 PM

    Wonderful–poor little fly!

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    1. Randi SonenshineFebruary 14, 2018 at 5:20 PM

      Thanks, Michelle! If not for his attraction to hairy legs...

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  6. David McMullinFebruary 14, 2018 at 5:55 PM

    Fly needs better friends. (needed?) Very fun, Randi.

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  7. Karen EastlundFebruary 14, 2018 at 8:24 PM

    I wonder if fly guts are red.... perfect for Valentine's Day. Haha.
    Very good and gory!

    Karen

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  8. Cynthia CottenFebruary 14, 2018 at 8:34 PM

    I love this!

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  9. JanieFebruary 15, 2018 at 12:08 AM

    You are in the Master Class Randi! I love this!

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  10. Bridget MageeFebruary 15, 2018 at 6:14 AM

    Bye-bye, fly. Sigh.
    Poetic perfection. =)

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  11. EllenFebruary 15, 2018 at 11:05 AM

    Love this, Randi! You are SO clever!

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    1. Randi SonenshineFebruary 17, 2018 at 12:58 PM

      As are you, my friend! Loved your ill-fated librarian!

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  12. Buffy SilvermanFebruary 15, 2018 at 12:36 PM

    Fly may not be clever, but your epitaph is--thanks for the chuckle, Randi.

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  13. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesFebruary 15, 2018 at 1:19 PM

    Posting this for Jane...

    I am so taken with these ditties, I decided to honor them by playing along. Please don't take the little additions awry. Or maybe taken them with a slug of rye. (Me I drink sparkling the water!)

    As an addendum to Randi's little brilliant (as always) four lines:

    And now he is a great celeb,
    Hanging in the World Wide Web.

    --Jane

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