Thursday, October 22, 2020

Potry Friday: Apple Haiku



Welcome to Poetry Friday! As I was mulling over what I might post this week, my granddaughter showed me her apple and exclaimed, "Look! It has polka-dots!" Well, of course that line provided this week's inspiration.


Rosy red ripened 

Deliciously tasty tart 

Autumn polka-dots


This week's round up is hosted by Jama Rattigan at Jama's Alphabet Soup blog. Be sure to click over to enjoy all of this week's poetry goodness.

35 comments:

  1. What a charming muse you have! I like the sound of "tart" and "dot" together (and all those Rs).

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    1. Thanks, Tabatha! Alliteration is one of my favorite poetic tools.

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  2. From the mouth of babes...comes your inspiration to write. How delightful-Autumn polka dots.

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  3. I'm a polka-dot gal (hence my blog background) and I love your granddaughter's "spot-on" observation. And I love the "short and sweet" poem it inspired. :)

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  4. What fun to be inspired by your granddaughter, Kimberly. Apple time is a great time for writing poems! Love the way "rosy red ripened" feels on my tongue!

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  5. Love the poem... give that child a hug!

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    1. Thanks, Karen, and I will give that child lots of hugs :)

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  6. Adorable haiku, and I LOVE polka dots. From the mouth of babes . . . :)

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    1. Yes, Jama. She's a wonderful source of inspiration :)

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  7. A darling darling. Oh those polka dots, oh those grandkids. How old is she? Such creative biting, I love it!!
    Janet Clare F.

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    1. Thank you, Janet. She's three and brimming with imagination! :)

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  8. I think apples are beautiful and are often speckled, aren't they? Thanks for sharing this!

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  9. I get inspiration from my grandchildren too. Your apple haiku was fun to read!

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    1. Thanks, Linda! Yes, grandchildren are wonderfully inspiring! :)

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  10. An astute observation by your grand-daughter has led you to a photograph and a poem capturing a small precious moment for time immemorial Kimberly. This is the stuff of legend. Frequently recalled across the years as a magical moment worthy of retelling.

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    1. Thank you, Alan. These little humans have so much inspiration to share. I try to record her musings as often as possible :)

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  11. Love this tiny poem full of delicious word choices!

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  12. Ha! That's perfect and tiny and so like a little person. I love it.

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  13. Oh how fun. Tart and dot. Love

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  14. Love it! And great reminder that poems are EVERYWHERE around us. I was just encouraging myself to get back to my haiku-a-day routine. This inspires me!

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    1. Thank you, Mary Lee! Haiku has been a nice way for me to ease my way back into writing. I love them.

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  15. Autumn polka dots, yes! Next up: the gorgeous spotting I keep finding on autumn leaves, and the pitter-dotting going on right now on my patio table in the rain. (My daughter eats the whole skin off the apple first and then goes around again on the plain flesh.)

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  16. What a polka-darling granddaughter you have to inspire your poetry! Happy apple-eating season to you both. :D

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  17. Delish poem Kimberly and wonderful new way to think about apples, thanks!

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