Methinks it's time for a Five for Friday party!
Not just any Five for Five party, a Five for Friday BIRTHDAY party in honor of my pal William Shakespeare! Tomorrow he turns 452. I'm not sure he'll be able to join us (apparently he's still thinking it over), but the party IS in his honor and I hope YOU will join us! (Goodness knows, it's no fun partying alone... especially during National Poetry Month.)
Lord Polonius: What do you read, my lord?
Hamlet: Words, words, words.
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| "Shakespeare's words" – photo by Meg |
Thanks to Jama Rattigan for her marvelous
review of WILL'S WORDS (Charlesbridge, 2016) last week and to Mr. Cornelius for inspiring today's theme with his mouth-watering
display of refrigerator magnet poetry.
It's been a while since our last Five for Friday party, so let me remind you how to play:
Come up with five words (plus title if you wish) based on a theme.
That's it. Easy peasy, right? Just leave your five words in a comment (or, if you have difficulty leaving a comment, email them to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com) and I will move them to the main body of the post.
What should you write about?
Anything! Feel free to borrow one or more of Shakespeare's words, OR, for those of you seeking more of a challenge, here are some partial quotes from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets:
- To be or not to be...
- All the world's a stage...
- We are such stuff as dreams are made on...
- What's in a name...
- If music be the food of love...
- To thine own self be true...
- The course of true love...
- Love looks not with the eyes...
- Out, damned spot...
- Shall I compare thee to a summer's day...
- Romeo, romeo...
- A horse! A horse!...
Choose one as your title and go from there! You can be as contemplative or as frivolous as you like. If you want to use "Out, damned spot" as your title and write about last weekend's laundry dilemma, I say go for it
...but keep it to five words. Ay, there's the rub!
I've started us off with two examples.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
holding dice
in my hands
– Michelle Heidenrich Barnes
A HORSE! A HORSE!
F r e e d o m
will not be harnessed.
– Michelle Heidenrich Barnes
LOVE LOOKS NOT WITH THE EYES...
That's the job
of lust.
– Diane Mayr
THE DEVILS ARE HERE
The lunatic,
lover,
and poet.
– Matt Forrest Esenwine
IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE . . .
sharp words will
cause indigestion.
– Linda Baie
OUT, DAMNED SPOT
You've soiled the carpet
again.
– Renée LaTulippe
WHAT's IN A NAME?
Uninviteds -
Lady Lousewort,
Sir Swinecress
– Jan Godown Annino
WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON …
tontine, latex, foam
or rock
– Kathryn Apel
THE WORLD'S MINE OYSTER
Poetry Friday
is a pearl
– Tabatha Yeatts
FIND TONGUES IN TREES
words on wind
just listen
– Brenda David Harsham
TRUE NOBILITY IS EXEMPT FROM FEAR
Confidence is easiest
on offense
– Leane Gill
ET TU, BRUTE?
Was it something I said?
ET TU, BRUTE?
You—friend? No enemies needed!
#Backstabbers Song 4 U:
O’Jays
– cbhanek
HEART OF GOLD
Fair Michelle
Darling Ditty Pie
– The Flaming Youth
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
Floods sorrows
Swells JOY's oceans
– Becky Shillington
WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON ...
Wings of infinity
Butterflies believe
– Jessica Bigi
WHAT'S IN A NAME...
Generations
Humanity’s
Faces uniting
Hero's
– Jessica Bigi
SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER'S DAY?
Sweat upon my weary brow!
– Janie Lazo
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE
Remember,
this, too,
has boundaries.
– Mary Lee Hahn
THERE'S MAGIC IN THE WEB OF IT...
The spider's dew-dappled lace.
– Catherine Flynn
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
begins
when the eyes
see
– Margaret Simon
A HORSE! A HORSE!
And possibly
a laying hen?
– Penny Parker Klostermann
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE ...
hence—
write from the heart
– Penny Parker Klostermann
IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE ...
sing loud
of chocolate truffles
– Penny Parker Klostermann
THE PAST IS PROLOGUE
Flowers wilt
Fallen seeds bloom
From remnant DNA
spring dinosaurs
Curiosity satisfied
breeds further questions
Bedtime stories
become “one more”
– Sydney O'Neill
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| Bill says, "Thanks for hangin' out at my party!" Photo: Miranda |
This is the last week to submit your "echo"-inspired poem before our wrap-up celebration next Friday! Featured poems this week included ones by
Kate O'Neil,
Lani (a 4th grader),
Angelique Pacheco, and
Matt Forrest Esenwine. Thanks also to
Margaret Simon,
Carol Varsalona,
Molly Hogan, and
cbhanek for sharing DMC poems at their own blogs!
Hey! Guess who's hosting this week's Poetry Friday roundup? Wouldn't you know, it's Jama Rattigan! There's always a treat waiting at
Jama's Alphabet Soup.
