Princess's Playground

Thursday Poet’s Rally Week 11 Wrap-up and Week 12 Poem March 31, 2010

First things first, an acceptance: A big thank-you to Jingle for this lovely award!

And now, I’d like to present my own week 11 Honorable Mentions:

To megzone: The “spunky little monkey” mention

To shoelessboywonder: The “tried something new and created awesomeness” mention

To Jingle: The “Somehow finds time to do it all” mention

To Moondustwriter: The “simplistic beauty” mention

To William: The “rising above” mention

To anthonynorth: The “way to throw in everything INCLUDING the kitchen sink” mention

Collect, and enjoy. You deserve it!

Week 11 Honorable Mention

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: (drumroll)

Here’s a quick rundown if you’re not familiar with the concept of the News Poem:

1. First, find a news story that has a strong impact on you
2. Write a poem about the news story. Your primary goal is to explore thoughts or ideas the reporter may have skimmed over.
3. Publish the poem with a link to the news story, so your readers can compare.

Here’s mine:

http://lezgetreal.com/?p=29889&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/WCZf+(Lez+Get+Real)&utm_content=Twitter

The Not-so-good Shepherd
In the Itawamba hills
Somewhere west of Fulton Loch
I came upon a Shepherd
Keeping watch over his flock
In the flock there was a lamb
It’s fleece not like the others
The Shepherd saw and took it
Away from all its brothers
He took a knife, slit it’s throat
And he left it there to die
So puzzled by his actions
I demanded to know why
The Shepherd shrugged his shoulders
With nary a word to say
He looked down at the carcass
Clutched his crook, and walked away
Now there’s a guild for shepherds
They are called ACLU
And the Itawamba hills
They suggest not passing through