It’s Poetry Friday, and I wanted to share my latest Poetry Tag offering. In case you’ve missed my previous posts about Poetry Tag, it’s a blogging game I share with my poet friend, Rebecca Newman. We take it in turns to give each other a set of words which must then be incorporated into a poem.
The latest words Rebecca gave me were:
As soon as I looked at the words I had an image of a spotty dog slipping and sliding around. This is the poem I came up with from that image and those words:
Family Hound
I am Spot
Dotty hound
Grotty hound
Sometimes tangly
knotty hound
I am Spot
Slippy hound
Yippy hound
Sometimes wet and
drippy hound
I am Spot
Leapy hound
Creepy hound
Sometimes tired and
sleepy hound.
I
am
Spot.
(Poem Copyright Sally Murphy, 2016)
Now I’m off to think up some new words for Rebecca. Have a great Friday. You’ll find the Poetry Friday roundup at To Read To Write To Be.
How fun!
Great game (getting out my magnetic poetry again soon) and great portrait of the very reasons I am a cat person. ; )
Spot sounds like a busy pup! No wonder he’s sleepy. 🙂 Fun game. I wonder what words you gave Rebecca?
I had such fun reciting this over and over again!
That’s great Tara.
I just want to hug that hound! Great job, Clever Sally. Our daughter and her new hubby just got a second dog… a four-month-old lab pup, and I could see “Maggie” and her antics in each line. Except for the spots. ;0) Happy Weekend!
Thanks Robyn. I love labs. And happy weekend to you, too.
Love how these three little words became a pouncing pup of a poem!
Thanks Michelle.
Sally, what a fun game that turns into a poem with character.
Thanks Carol
What fun! And, delightful results.
Thanks Linda.
We had a ‘Spot’. (My brother named her. I tend to be a little more obscure with my names.) But she did became ‘Spot the Dot’ which I quite liked.
You’ve written a lively little poem. It almost sounds like MurphPup will be getting a playmate soon… 😉
Thanks Kat. No playmates planned though I regularly fall in love with other dogs.
I love your game. You really did a lot with those three words.
What a fun game! I like your dog, Spot. Kind of reminds me of my grand-dog, Gracie–very much a leapy hound!
Thanks Diane!
What a fun way to write! It’s interesting to see what words conjure. I’m thinking this would be a fantastic exercise for my students and me. Thank you!
Thanks Julieanne.
What a wonderful, fun game! I love you poem and think Spot would be a fine addition to any household, grotty and all!
Thanks Molly. I’m a fan of dogs with character, too.