Poetry Challenge #29-Name Name Bo Bame Game

Who says poetry has to be serious? Not me. Not today.

Have you ever played The Name Game? It’s a jingle really. And was a popular 1964 song by Shirley Ellis, a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name.

Shirley Shirley Bo-Berly

Banana-fana fo-ferly

Need a little more to get with the beat? Listen to the song: “The Name Game” and if you’re in the mood sing along.

Now that we’re all warmed up, get your “Shirley” on:

Poetry Challenge #29

Name-Name Bo-Bame

Start with your name, ala “The Name Game.”  How?

Repeat your name twice, stick a "bo" in the mix, finish by changing the first letter of your name with a B. Like this:

Kelly-kelly bo belly

Now, using that as the beginning, write a rhyming poem by changing the endings of other words so they rhyme, too.

(If you're stuck start by making a list of words that end with the same sound your name does: belly, swellie, jelly, ellie, smelly, umbrellie . . . ) Feel free to make up words, too. After all, this is your poem!

Sound hard? Maybe . . .

Sound fun? YES-YES BO-BES!

Set the timer for 7 minutes.

Start writing!

Don’t think about it too much; just do it.

Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge at least 2870 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole dang poem. Scroll down and click on the comments!

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