Here in the UK we are celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. There is bunting and celebration everywhere.
You have all been lulled into a false sense of security with the last few prompts which have been – let’s face it – easy! So combining both these situations the prompt this week is to write a poem. It doesn’t have to rhyme or be specifically about the Monarch but it should capture the passing of sixty years. I will give you some poetic license with the number of words and say 100 words -ish!
As it will be a little tricky for some of you (those who are sighing and saying ‘I can’t do poetry’) you will have some extra time as the link won’t close until 11th June
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Hmmmmm
But…I don’t have a poetic bone in my body! I hope you have a glamorous Jubilee celebration,
That’s no excuse not to have a go. Come on!
You are strangely irresistible! The hurdles you persuade me to leap!!
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Oh my goodness! What a great challenge!!! I’m on the case!
So a poem is basically prose cut into short line and each line beginning with a capital letter (or not) – right?
🙂 🙂
I was going to come back this week but if it’s poetry week I might vanish again hehe. Okay will try it hopefully.
Excellent! Remember, it doesn’t have to rhyme!
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Aaaah! You have placed a toughie on my this week, Julia. The last time I read a poem or wrote one was in one of my English courses. Eeeek!
Deep breathing now! That’s right – in, out, in, out! There – that’s better isn’t it!
As long as it rhymes everything else is unimportant, right? That’s how poetry works, right?
I hate writing poetry. I only took part this week because I wanted to maintain my (so far) 100% participation record in the 100WC. Bah humbug.
It doesn’t even have to rhyme!! You can do it!!
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I have no idea what i was thinking… but here goes my first and probably the stupidest attempt here…
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Interesting that not so many people have posted early on, admittedly it took me longer than usual!
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It took until Saturday (9 June) for this one to ‘click.’ It’s rare that everything falls into place for me on the evening when the challenge goes live!
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