I think it just takes one little snowflake to start a snowball to go down the hill.
~D'Angelo
Happy Poetry Friday! I was feeling kind of mistake-y this week. Revisiting my mistakes, experiencing other people's tomfoolery, watching how one mistake can lead to another...which inspired this week's poem. (Is this a form you guys know? I am not sure whether I made it up or had already seen it somewhere.)
The Hat
by Tabatha Yeatts
Sara labelled the hat the wrong size
And Ronald bought the hat
Ronald's new hat covered his eyes
And he walked into the cat
The cat jumped and ripped the screen door
And the dog ran outside
The barky dog woke Baby mid-snore
And Baby cried and cried
Her cries spooked a squirrel who raced
And roused a lazing snake
Snake hugged squirrel in a snug embrace...
All due to a hat mistake.
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I'm going to take next week off for Thanksgiving, but I hope to still be able to visit some of y'all's blogs to say hi. Hope you have a warm and snuggly holiday! TeacherDance has the Poetry Friday round-up. Thanks, Linda!
P.S. I've enjoyed the Human Rights poems I've received very much. Please send yours in by November 30th.
I'm no expert and don't know if it's a form or not, but I really love it, Tabatha. It's kind of an accumulative poem which is always fun to read aloud. Nice to see the progression. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love it! Even if that snuggly embrace is a bit dangerous for squirrel? I have NO idea of form. But, I think of this as a progression poem. You have a wonderful playful tone even in the midst of an unfolding disaster stemming from a mislabled hat.
ReplyDeleteI love your poem of hat tomfoolery!
ReplyDeleteThis is so clever, Tabatha! Like both Lindas, I don't know if it's a specific form or not, but it would be fun for kids to come up with their own chain of events based on a "what if?" question. I may have to try this! Thank you for sharing! Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday!
ReplyDeleteFun hat dance, Tabatha!
ReplyDeleteLuv the rhythm.
Joy to your T-time world.
Hi Tabitha. I hope your mis-takes turn out to be an opportunity for new "takes." Great poem and I love your hat picture too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful poem! It reminds of the If you Give a Mouse a Cookie books where one thing leads to another with delightul (if mistake-y) consequences.
ReplyDeleteFun poem, Tabatha. I love hats and thoroughly enjoyed this sequence of events. Talk about mistakes . . . Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteAny mistake that ends with a hug is a worthy mistake :).
ReplyDeleteLove the poem Tabatha, how the story rolls out and builds, and all because of a mismarked "hat" –delightful! Lovely image too. I may be in the background next week also, as we are hosting my husband's family from out to town. Happy Thanks Giving to you and your family, Cheers!
ReplyDeleteAll of the above, and if it isn't a form already, it's yours! Love how you managed a rhyme scheme all while coming up with appropriate images for this progression poem. Well done!
ReplyDeleteIs there a name for this genre of poem? If not, there should be! So fun! And I love the photograph! All that color!
ReplyDeleteWonderful one! Feels like the start of a picture book.
ReplyDeleteLove the links between the couplets. If it wasn't a form before, it is now!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's a form, but it's a fun poem. Funny and true--it doesn't get much better than that!
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