What will you come up with in response to this week’s prompt? It’s always exciting seeing what turns up in my in box. A big thank you to everyone who’s been using the weekly prompts. I’m so impressed with your creativity. Don’t forget, you can catch up with a prompt at any time. Send your poems to me at traffa-m@bigpond.net.au
Happy writing!
Teena
Here’s a tricky one for you today. Four words to include in your poem. I’m really interested in seeing what you come up with, so have fun. Send your submissions to me at traffa-m@bigpond.net.au as a Word document or text file attachment and add a few lines about how you approach the writing of a poem. Don’t forget, you can always catch up on prompts you’ve missed. A big thank you, too, to the dedicated group of poets keeping me supplied with such a wonderful selection of poems for this blog.
Happy writing!
Teena
We had a welcome storm last night…thunder, lightning and a deluge of rain. There’s no mystery about what prompted this week’s subject! What images does winter conjure for you? I love being indoors, cosy and snug, while the man in my life revels in a walk along the beach path, undeterred by chill winds and icy rain. I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with. I love reading your pooems. If you’ve missed a prompt, you can catch up any time. Send your poems to traffa-m@bigpond.net.au as a Word document attachment and add a personal note about why or how you chose to write this particular poem.
Happy writing!
Teena
It’s that time of the week again – I hope you’re feeling creative and ready to play with words. What images and emotions does ‘Yesterday’ conjure for you? I’m looking forward to your responses. Thanks to everyone who has already submitted poems inspired by these poetry prompts. I’m having fun coming up with them and I’m so impressed by what you’re producing. Please keep your poems coming in. I love reading them. If you’ve missed a prompt, you can catch up any time. Send your poems to traffa-m@bigpond.net.au as a Word document attachment and add a personal note about why or how you chose to write this particular poem.
Happy writing!
Teena
Each line must start with a letter of the alphabet in order. Play with the idea. Use all or some of the letters, but wherever you start your poem, the first letter of each line must follow the order of the alphabet. Do you feel challenged? Inspired? Let’s see what you come up with this week. Send your poems as a Word document attachment to traffa-m(at)bigpond.net.au and add a line or two about your writing process or how you tackled this week’s creative challenge.
Happy writing!
Teena
It’s that time of the week again – I hope you’re feeling creative and ready to play with words. What comes to mind when you see this speech balloon? Conversation…communication…discussion…or something else entirely? It’ll be interesting to see your responses. Thanks to everyone who has already submitted poems inspired by the poetry prompts. I’m so impressed by what you are producing. Please keep your poems coming in. I love reading them. If you’ve missed a prompt, you can catch up any time. Send your poems to traffa-m@bigpond.net.au as a Word document attachment and add a personal note about why or how you chose to write this particular poem.
Happy writing!
Teena
Pens poised? On your marks…get set…write! See what you can come up with in response to this week’s word+picture. Don’t forget, if you’ve missed one of our Monday prompts, you can catch up at any time. Send your submissions to traffa-m@bigpond.net.au as a Word document attachment and add a personal note about why or how you chose to write this particular poem.
Teena
Oops! Monday’s Poetry Prompt went missing! Here it is, just a tad behind time. I hope you have as much fun playing with rhyming patterns as I do. I’ll look forward to seeing what you come up with. Thanks to everyone who has been enthusiastically taking part in my little creative challenge. Keep your poems coming in! They make my day. If you’ve missed a prompt, you can catch up any time you like as long as you put a note on your poem to that effect. Send your submissions to me at traffa-m@bigpond.net.au as a Word document attachment and add a personal note about why or how you chose to write this particular poem.
Happy writing!
Teena
The first two Poetry Prompts for the year have attracted a wonderful response. It’s been exciting checking my in box each day to see what’s turned up. Keep them coming! If you’ve missed a prompt, that’s okay, you can catch up any time you like as long as you put a note on your poem to that effect. Remember, too, this site is to showcase poems for children and encourage their love of poetry. Have fun, play with words. This week’s prompt is ‘Shapes’ so whether you write about shapes or shape your poem according to its subject is up to you.Send your poems to me at traffa-m@bigpond.net.au as a Word document attachment and I’ll choose a selection to feature as Poem of the Day.
Happy writing!
Teena
Tea for two can be so very nice
when conversation flows with warmth and ease
steep the stories slowly in the pot
and pour them, hot and sweetened to your taste
When conversation flows with warmth and ease
time trickles by in gentle lapping waves
so you can pour and taste the sweet bouquet
of friendship worn silk-smooth by passing years
Time trickles, by and by, in gentle waves
friends come and go, the world’s still not that small
their passing worn silk-smooth by absent years
shared stories mothballed up for rainy days
When friends come to see me, time gets whirled
right back to the last time we shared a pot
Moths can’t eat our stories after all –
tea for two can be so very nice
Nadine says: This is in response to the ‘T’ prompt on Australian Children’s Poetry. I am at my mum’s place, catching up and drinking tea, so the phrase ‘tea for two’ popped into my head. I’m writing a poem a day as part of the Month of Poetry in January, so thought I ‘d have a go at a new form of poem. A couple of google searches later, I found the pantoum – which has repeated lines, that can be tweaked for subtle shifts in meaning. I’ve also played with words that sound alike but mean different things. Here’s what I ended up with.
Australian Children’s Poetry 