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This is my playground for poetry written for children with ideas and inspiration for writing your own poems. Come on in. Sit for a spell, have a cup of words to swirl around and make your own cup of poetry. I'm so glad you are here. I hope you'll find the Kingdom of Poetry a fun place to be.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

THANKSGIVING ZENO


Many things I am thankful for
my dear mother 
and my
dad.

 And my brothers
make me
glad.

 For the turkey
I feel
sad.

   This poem is a zeno, a form developed by former children's poet laureate J. Patrick Lewis.  It is a ten line poem with 8 syllables in the first line, then 4,2,1 in the next three lines. And those 4,2,1 syllable lines are repeated two more times.  Lines 4, 7, and 10 all rhyme.  Can you try writing your own Thanksgiving zeno today?  Have fun writing.
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3 comments:

  1. RosiNovember 13, 2014 at 2:49 PM

    Ha! This one made me smile. Very cute. I need to try my hand at this form. Thanks for the post.

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    1. JoyNovember 13, 2014 at 6:46 PM

      Yes, try your own zeno. It is fun. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, Rosi.

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    2. catherinemjohnson.comNovember 15, 2014 at 12:57 AM

      Brilliant! I love how passionate and fun it is then just goes sad at the end. Great twist!

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