Charline Chameleon

Charline Chameleon
is a curious creature,
her skin changing colors
is a colossal feature.

Charcoal to chartreuse,
cyan to green.
Charline is the first
rainbow chameleon
I've ever seen. 

    I'm actually having fun with these strange creatures and may see about putting together my own bestiary.  Can you pick your own strange creature?  Make one up and then try writing a poem about it. Try drawing a picture to accompany your poem.  Can you make a broadside of your creation?

Bartholomew Buffalo

Bartholomew the Buffalo

liked to have fun

blowing bubbles

with his chewing gum.

He blew 26 pieces

and caused quite a stir.

His bubble, bigger than a building,

burst in his fur.

     Isn't "B" a delightful letter?  Beautiful, bountiful, busy, and briany?  Can you write your own "B" poem?  If you take a bubble bath, you might find inspiration, or try eating bologna. 

Amy Aardvark

For Amy an Aardvark

it was love at first sight

when she saw Archie Ant

on a hot August night.

Before their love

had even begun,

Amy ate Archie

with a zap of her tongue.

She ate his aunts and uncles,

his brothers and sisters,

the old and the young

of Archie's ancestors.

She ate them all, everyone,

with a flap of her tongue.

     This is another poem that stresses an alphabet letter.  It uses a lot of assonance--repetition of vowel sounds.  Can you pick a letter and write your own poem?  You may end up with a tongue twister.  Hmmm?  I wonder if Amy Aardvark is particularly good at that since she has a long tongue she can twist.  Have fun writing.

Bee's B

Bright yellow buttercups

blooming in Bonneville

bit off by Bernard

our blustery Brahma bull.

Back in the barn

baby sheep are bleating,

blue birds are singing,

black beetles are eating,

and baby bunnies are munching

those  blooming butter cups

to a tune buzzed by bumblely bees.

     This poem uses a lots of "B" words.  when it is repeated at the beginning of the work, that is called alliteration.  When it is repeated in the middle or end of the word, that is consonance.  Can you pick your own letter from the alphabet and write a poem repeating that sound often in the poem..

Little Hippo

One hot and sunny day

Little Hippo went

in the river to play.

In the water

he danced and splashed.

Then Little Hippo

on the bottom crashed.

And there he took

his morning nap

resting in

the river's lap.

     What would you like to write about today?  What ever it is, have fun writing.
Happy Tuesday.

Foods I HATE!

There are some foods

I do not like--

liver and onions

oysters and tripe.

The worst food

I ever ate,

make no mistake,

was my Aunt Bea's fruitcake.

I bit into it 

and got

a toothache.

     Can you write your own list poem of foods you do not like to eat?  Have fun.

Let's Eat

MONDAY when it's time

for a meal,

I smell the aroma

of cooking veal.

TUESDAY when I

grab my fork,

I'm looking for

some tasty pork.

WEDNESDAY I am

finger-lickin'

that's the day

I eat fried chicken.

THURSDAY I don't know

what to do.

Ragout? Fondu?

Or barbeque stew?

FRIDAY and

another dish,

It is the day,

I eat fish.

SATURDAY make

no mistake.

That's the day,

I eat steak.

SUNDAY is a holiday.

I go to see the ballet.

I do not eat pate.

It is the one day

when I have

an ice cream sundae.

     What is your favorite food?  Why?  How do you like to eat it?  Can you write a poem about it?  I'm hungry just thinking about all the good foods to eat.