So, here are the last ones, through the 30th of this month
24. trim
25. fence
26. edible
27. carrots
28. dill
29. harvest
30. delight
Why is that last word, delight? Well, that is because gardening with a child is a delight. It introduces the child to a new world, new connections with the adult helper, new experiences and makes them more open to new eating experiences.
Hope you now have a happy collection of poems! Now begins the process of revision.
Since this is the week of Shakespeare’s Birthday (April 23) I think I will give the gardening prompts from herbs–the great man did love his herb gardens–and the weather.
16. tempest
17. rosemary
18. basil
19. oregano
20. sage
21. Parsely
22. Thyme
23. Birthday
More one word prompts on the theme of gardens! Have you thought about setting an extra challenge to yourself? Perhaps writing in couplets?
8. shovel
9. dirt
10. bushes
11. bouquets
12. weeds
13. leaves
14. strawberries
15. rake
The book is coning along. As I write the prompt words I picture little Rosa with her Aunt in the Garden behind her Aunt’s house. In the early 1950s many Italian Americans devoted their entire back yards to garden space. No wide expanse of lawn for them. Every inch was taken up with
comestibles. Yum
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So, this post is doing dual duty. I hope it will keep you in mind for gardening. Yesterday I turned in the first deliverable on my book, Summer in a Bowl. Picture books are a sort of long form narrative poetry. Thus the connection.
Also, gardening and story or poem prompts–obvious connection there. Prompts are like seeds for a story or poem. Plant one on a page and they can give your mind a jump start. Apply the hard work of writing around this (akin to weeding and watering) to harvest a finished poem or story! Voila!
My usual monthly post on Suzanne Lurience’s working writer blog will go up in a few days.
Here is the bonus prompt for Poetry Month–seven one word prompts for poems–of course if you can squeeze an entire story out of one of these–huzzah to you!
Seven April Poem Prompts
1.Rain
2. Roses
3. Redbud
4. Iris
5. Late
6.Exercise
7. Walk
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