And the Word for February Word of the Month is…

Hi everyone,

You had fun PLAYING in January. Time now to turn your creative attention to a new word. Be inspired by the February prompt suggested by MARGE WALDSCHMIDT. Her word is BRAVO. What can you do with that? I’m eager to find out. And thank you, Marge!

Added note: There is an established place to post poems of the month. Go the the box along the top of the page and use the Adult W.O.M. Poems section. That way all the poems are in one place and visitors can scroll down the offerings to enjoy what each contributing poet has to say. At the end of each month I delete everything for the month to make way to the next month’s poems and comments. Some poets choose to post their work here on this page. It stays there forever but may not be seen by many readers who automatically go to Adult W.O.M. Poems to see what’s there. I prefer the established section but of course am always happy to see your poems wherever they are posted.

Ten “rhyme” poems so far

Hi everyone,

Two thirds through October and we have a total of ten poems posted (counting mine) inspired by the Word of the Month word for this month — “rhyme.” You still have eight days remaining, plenty of time to craft and post so the rest of us can enjoy your effort.

My thanks to the talented poets who have graced us with their poem so far: JANE YOLEN, LINDAA TROTT DICKMAN, SU HUTCHENS, JEANNE POLAND, SUSAN BICKEL, JANE HEITMAN HEALY, BRYN STRUDCWICK, HOLLIE DAGATA, and MARGE WALDSCHMIDT.

I hope to see twice this many poems posted by October 31. You know the drill. Consider the word and the stories it holds, maybe start a list of ways you might treat one of them, sketch out a rough draft until some of the lines begin to fall in place, and then go! Linda Trott Dickman gave CHARLES (FATHER GOOSE) GHIGNA a tribute, Jane Yolen worried that rhyme isn’t what it used to be, and Marge Waldschmidt put rhyme in a haiku. That’s what I’m talking about!