Linger Longer at the Library

I’m still playing around with those spiney poems and even have some WIPs. Crazy, I know. But I’ve found some good combinations, and I want to keep building on them! I’m sure there’s more books in our town library to fit the themes – I just need the time (and the shelf markers) to find them. (And perhaps a few less childish distractions.) But we’re having fun!

With two boys and a bubby niece in tow, this is what we came up with:

Kat - is barking mad?

A Snapshot of Spiney Poetry

Today my twitter tweet chirruped a peck of poetry. A spiney, to be precise. I first read about it here at Travis’ site, and of course, decided to try some of my own. The three-lined poems weren’t planned (a spiney can be any length) but today three just seemed to fit.

The poem is in the titles, so if there is an author’s name (such as Catherine Gaskin) slipped in there, for the purpose of the poem, please ignore.

Tongue-Tied