Poetry Challenge #319-Pucker Up!
October 25th is National Sourest Day. A day set aside to intentionally “Have a sour day, all day.”
So pucker up!
Here’s a start:
Lemon tree very pretty/
and the lemon flower is sweet/
but the fruit of the pour lemon/
is impossible to eat*
What do you think of when you hear the word sour? Lemons? Limes? Curdled milk? The look on your mom’s face when you fail your test?
We’ve all had bad days. The ones where you get up on the wrong side of the bed even when the bed is against the wall. The ones where you disagree with everyone, and they disagree with you. The ones where you think, like Alexander, that it’s a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.”
Poetry Challenge #319
Pucker Up!
In celebration of the Sourest Day of the Year (Oct. 25), write a paragraph or poem that describes a bad day you’ve had.
List the things that go wrong, compare them to the sourest things you can think of, and then, if you can, end with something that can fix your day.
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing!
Don’t Think About it, Write It!
After you complete the challenge treat yourself to a song so sweet it will sour your stomach: Lemon Tree by Peter, Paul & Mary:
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge 2700+ days ago. Now we take turns creating prompts to share with you. Our hope is that creatives—children & adults—will use our prompts as springboards to word play time. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.
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