It’s my turn to write a line for our dear progressive poem. I read Donna chose to write line 4 because she wanted to see if a rhyme would be appropriate. She decided she would add one–air/flair sound great in our newly-forming poem. I had no reason at all for picking line 5, but I’m glad to be here, even though I get nervous to add my line!
I decided to choose another verb to start the second stanza, but other than that it is wide open for what happens next. Now Buffy will take us to the next line.
Here is our Progressive Poem so far:
Open an April window
let sunlight paint the air
stippling every dogwood
dappling daffodils with flair
Race to the garden
where woodpeckers drum
as hummingbirds thrum
in the blossoming Sweetgum.
Sing as you set up the easels
Dabble in the paints
echo the colors of lilacs and phlox
Commune without contraints
Breathe deeply the gift of the lilacs
Rejoice in earth’s sweet offerings
feel renewed-give thanks at day’s end
remember long-ago springs
Bask in a royal spring meadow
Romp like a golden-doodle pup!
Startle the sleeping grasshoppers
delight in each flowering shrub
Drinking in orange-blossom twilight
relax to the rhythm of stars dotting sky
as a passing Whip-poor-will gulps bugs
I follow a moon-lit path that calls us
Grab your dripping brushes!
Our celestial canvas awaits…
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April 3 Robyn Hood Black at Life on the Deckle Edge
April 4 Donna Smith at Mainely Write
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April 8 Janice Scully at Salt City Verse
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