3 more days to go and we’ll have completed Rena’s AtoZ Poetry Challenge, what a fabulous month it has been. I sure am going to miss reading all the delicious poems roaming about the blogosphere. Today is W is for the W’s and I am thrilled to show you this stunning piece of artwork from the super talented Julie Rowan-Zoch.
copyright of Julie Rowan-Zoch
W is for Wicked
When Matthew went outside to play,
a normal part of every day,
he met a friend to have some fun,
they laughed and ran, in late noon sun.
But next, they wandered down the street,
where more friends played, the gang complete.
What waited for them in the bushes?
Adventure called in quiet hushes.
Boisterous friends ran on ahead,
“Wait!” but ‘wait’ stayed in his head.
What now? The wind is whistling through,
I do not, know not, what to do.
The branches crunching underfoot,
all start to wind around his foot.
“Mommy, Hannah, Sandy, help!”
no one heard his little yelp.
Before more branches pull and snare,
he swung on vines right out of there.
His foot came loose, he made it free,
but where, what, and how are Walter and Bree?
Since it is Poem in your Pocket day, I posted one this morning to #pocketpoem on Twitter, but there have been so many good ones, I have to link to some on here. Check these out:
A beautiful haiku on Five Reflections blog.
And a special Happy Birthday to Renee LaTulippe today! Here is the progressive poem doing the rounds, today at No Water River.
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Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day. Loved your Wicked and the links offered great poems too. Thanks for sharing.
Yet another wonderful poem! How much fun this A to Z and poetry month has been!
Ooooo….wonderfully wicked. I like the twist. Matthew should be a happy boy with this poem in his honor.
Thanks for calling by Judy, Susanna and Penny. Matthew said he liked it, there really are vines he swing on amongst some trees two houses down.
Whoohoot — liked the Wicked poem. Very meaningful!
Indeed Patricia, indeed. I’ve added some photos, the one with the sunset is down our street, the inspiration for the story.
Love the three W’s at the end, Catherine. I enjoy reading how you use punctuation (yes, I’m weird. I know) here. I read it twice, because I first I thought something else was going on in the poem. As always, I really enjoyed this one, Catherine!
Oh I’m intrigued Pamela, I’m really not an expert on punctuation
Are there two potential stories here?
I was anxious to find out how it was going to end! Good job. Now I have to write mine.
Sometimes it helps for ideas to read others’ first but sometimes you can’t think of anything else ay?
Great poem. Haven’t been round to all the links yet, but thanks for sharing and off I’ll go.
Wonderfully Wicked Writing
Liked the twist.
Thanks Clar, Erik and Esther!