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| "Shadow meets Mirror" by Markus Koller |
The wise and illustrious ditty master, Dr. Seuss, once wrote, "There is no one alive who is youer than you." So true! And thanks to Jane Whittingham's DMC challenge for September, I've been having the best time hobnobbing with the "all-about-me" acrostics that have found their way onto the padlet so far. All back-to-school open houses and PTA meet and greets should be this much fun! Wouldn't it be great to see what a classroom of students might come up with?
I've learned about your dreams—
CONTRADICTION
Cheriee is an aging dreamer
Hoping for a healthy planet
Even when the news is dire, she
Resists despair, revelling in nature, but
Is afraid of spiders,
Entrancing as they may seem to
Everyone else
© Cheriee Weichel, 2019
and aspirations,
NAME GAME
Lost in thoughts
Imagination whirling
Next poem, book, task
Determines the days
Accomplishments appreciated
Sometimes
Undecided, but always
Enthusiastic!
© Linda Baie, 2019
your writing strategies—
LIMERICK MAKER
Linda likes to pen poetryIambic and non-rhyming schemesNoting word syllable countsAnyone’s fair game for her themes
Drafts and revisions – look out!
© Linda Mitchell, 2019
FOREVER WRITER
Just a writer and a poetAlways jotting notes and such.Never tires of seeking whimsyIn kind words that move and touch.Ever writing, ever writing, ever writing.
© Janie Lazo, 2019
and culinary preferences,
TASTE
Joyce adoresOlives, roti, miso soup andYearns to tasteCultural meals that don’t includeEels© Joyce Ray, 2019
WHO I AM
Cindy eats handfuls of cherry tomatoes.In her garden she digs up potatoes.Never resists a good mystery book.Doesn't ever desire to cook.Yearns for dark chocolate to be totally calorie free.
© Cindy Breedlove, 2019
your inclinations toward travel—
and the ways you find your bliss at home,
THE TRAVELER
Doing whatever I can to
Accrue more funds toVenture forward again and againIn a quest to exploreDistant (and not so distant) lands.
© David McMullin, 2019
NOW
Kathleen isA lady who likes toTravel to different countriesHaving already been to all 50 states.Loves reading and writing poetry,Especially haiku,Even if she doesn’t quite get all theNuances.
© Kathleen Mazurowski, 2019
and the ways you find your bliss at home,
CORY'S WAY
Can perch for hours in her backyardOasis―observing, listening, communing―picture taking;Reveling in the buzziness of bees and antics of squirrels, allYielding as much joy as flowers of sun and glories of morning.
Can perch for hours in her backyardOasis, oblivious of time―totally immersed.Re-energized. Inspired. Amused . . . byRobins sparring for equal time at the bath.And bunny rabbits nibbling greens they should not.Daily wonders, weaving joy into poems-pics-booksOne-of-a-kind spun the Cory-can way.
© Cory Corrado, 2019
and I can't wait to be introduced to many more of your all-about-me acrostics over the coming days! Post 'em HERE.
Since I just posted today, I read through everyone else's, Michele. What fun they are and I love how you organized them into what was revealed. It would be very fun to have students write these, at the beginning of the year, then maybe at the end, too, and compare? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful! And I was feeling sorry for myself because Liz is so short and Elizabeth is so long, but now I think I should simply give it a try. : )
ReplyDeleteThese are delightful and mine was just fun to write!
ReplyDeleteI love everyone else's ditty. I think I must have been hungry!
ReplyDeleteThis was a very fun challenge. I love getting little peeks into everyone's lives.
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous! I love learning a little more about my poetry friends. I’m still struggling with the too short Kay but too long to include full name. Like Liz, I’m going to have to give it a whirl and see what I come up with.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely fun reading through these acrostics that are filled with the poet's life and interests. I'm planning on carving out some time to write one… Just wrote one for my son who turned 25, his was short and sweet with only 4 letters. Thanks for the fun categories too Michelle!
ReplyDeleteThis is fun! Thanks for sharing. I agree, this would be a great exercise for students. I do think the challenge with this would be helping people break out of the "trying to fit in" mindset and be honest which will really help students connect. But that whole "be honest about ourselves with each other" is a tough thing for everyone not just students. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome! It's s fun to see what people choose to focus on and are willing to share:>)
ReplyDeleteWhooo hooo! What fun to read these. Makes me feel like a kid with all the other writer-kids. Fun!
ReplyDeleteCheriee, I'm with you on spiders (and I think we have company). I love Linda B's undecided enthusiasm, Joyce's tasty theme, Linda M's wide-ranging eye. *All* the poems have their own charms, like the poets themselves.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed getting to know a little more about our poetry friends! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful, Michelle! I've been tinkering around with the challenge and found myself moving into fictionalized small moment scenes instead, which has been quite interesting! I'm not sure they quite fit the "all about me" idea of the challenge, so I'm still working on one for that. Thanks for sharing these today and giving us a peek into so many poets' lives!
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