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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

GIRAFFE

copyright 2014, Joy Acey

Golly Gee!
Look at me.
Can't you see
I'm hungry.
Please, feed me!

This poem is a rhyming five line poem--a quintrain.  (It was a quatrain until I added that extra fifth line.) Can you see the three horns on this Rothschild giraffe? See the eyebrows and eye lashes?  This giraffe has a very soft mouth.  Can you try writing your own quatrain today?
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6 comments:

  1. catherinemjohnson.comDecember 10, 2014 at 9:51 AM

    Love this, Joy! That close up is so cute and I love how short your poem is. Too cute!

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    1. JoyDecember 11, 2014 at 10:32 AM

      I love short poems. They are easier to memorize. This poem is definitely for the younger set.

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  2. Linda A.December 10, 2014 at 1:14 PM

    Joy,
    Great close up. I can see this one as a postcard with the message: Greetings from _____________. Your poem is funny. Thanks for sharing some of your fun with us.

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    1. JoyDecember 11, 2014 at 10:33 AM

      Thanks, Linda. This giraffe does love to eat, and it was so much fun to hold the alfalfa pellets for her.

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  3. RosiDecember 10, 2014 at 9:08 PM

    This picture is too funny. The poem is perfect for it. Thanks for sharing it.

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    1. JoyDecember 11, 2014 at 10:35 AM

      Now you've got me wondering what a laugh sounds like from a giraffe. In fact I'm thinking about a picturebook manuscript with all the animals laughing--I guess I'd have to start with the hyena.

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