by Catherine Johnson, @CatherinePoet
One scoop or two?
Pine cones
Trumpet voluntary
Earth’s exposed veins
Squirrel fun park
Tree pirouette
Wooden tornado
Tree Twister
The lovely and talented Penny Klostermann is coming back later to make a poem from today’s metaphors, I can’t wait to see what she delights us with 
And here it is, SO beautiful, Penny!
Fathom Forest
by Penny Klostermann
In far-off Fathom Forest find
paths that wander, paths that wind
past fairy trumpets, golden-lined -
petaled pop-ups, wood entwined.
Past feathered fans and twister tree,
wrangled roots weave naturally
extending limbs in timbered sea…
needled, pinecone potpourri.
And another one!
Forest Feast
by Penny Klostermann
When the flavorful forest feast
was set before the greedy beast
h elost his mind
and over-dined
Yes…cleaned his plate
“More!” Overate!
Then he said, “I’m through – I tire.
My stomach is a bulging mire.”
But not in time! He promptly tossed
the forest feast upchucked and lost!
Lovely, Penny! If anyone would like to volunteer for next week, let me know in the comments here or next week.
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Anyone know how to scroll down to the end of a post on an iPhone?
Tree pirouette
Wooden tornado
Tree Twister
Poems, metaphors and shennanigans welcome
I’m not sure exactly what you mean, but if I am looking at a person’s blog, sometimes I scroll all the way to the bottom right off the bat and choose “View Full Site” I just like it better that looking at the mobile option because it is what I am used to seeing on my computer.
Oh yes Penny I have discovered that myself. I’m talking about editing a post. I already had the photos but when trying to add writing using my phone it wouldn’t let me all the way down. The forbidden lair lol.
Shoot! I have to get one of the kids to load music on my iPod. (I’m pitiful) THAT TREE IS AWESOME AND IT HAS A STORY! Oh man! Squirrel fun park made me giggle. *waves peace sign*
Hi Robyn, That’s good to hear, I don’t want to be the only one
Glad you can giggle with all you’ve got on your plate. Let’s chat this week 
Love the term “tree twister.” And for that last pic, all you need is a mat with colored spots on it.
Oh that’s what I meant by Twister, but both meanings work for separate poems. Cheers Mike!
Ahh, it’s Monday.
petaled pop-ups
natural extensions
root wrangler
Love those, Julie. And root rangler sounds like it should be on sale in Canadian Tire.
Feathered fans
timbered carpet
roots in myth
Ooh Joanna, I love those! I had to look again when you said feathered but if you look closely there are details that look like feathers, nice one!
Forest feast
Lost
The twisted mire
Hi Pat, You missed going in Penny’s poem by minutes but I have to say this stands alone as a little poem. Lovely!
Go Penny!
Fun poetry Penny and I love the images!
Thanks, y’all!
accused of treeson…bwahahahaha
That last picture is really amazing, by the way.
Mike that is so funny. You should get on down to David Harrison’s blog, he has a fun wordplay game up today. You could use Treeson.
And so I did
Thanks!
Cool!
gorgeous pictures! love your metaphors and Penny’s poems!
Thanks Susanna!
Catherine, those were some tough metaphors and Penny did a great job. I thought I liked Fathom Forest, but Forest Feast was even better – so vivid. And the pics are fabulous, especially the last one.
I know, Patricia. Lately Penny has really blossomed, we’d better clear some shelves at Chapters, she’s going to need them
Are you all from this planet? I think not…I’ve never met a group of such amazing wordsmithing individuals…it is truly an honor just to read the posts, poems and comments.
And my fingers get to itching and I want to write in rhyme…and my eyelids get to twitching as the clock reveals the time…TOO LATE…BEDTIME! 
Oh Vivian, I laughed out loud at that planet comment and I love your rhyme! I think it did inspire me yesterday, I wrote three rhyming poems in the afternoon.
Glad I provided inspiration for you…you guys do for me all the time.
By the way, I think it was Pat Tilton who provided those three metaphors that Penny gave me credit for. 
Thanks everyone for all of your kind, encouraging words!!!! I appreciate them more than you know!
And Vivian…your rhyme is superb!!!! I’ll bet you scratch that itch today and pump out a few poems!
Fairies trumpeted the roots of the Earth ’round and ’round the fallen tree.
Cage. (metaphor)
I love that, Erik. Those lines would be great in my fairy novel if it wasn’t too rubbish to get published lol.
“Fathom Forest” is just gorgeous, Penny! Thank you for sharing this with everyone, Catherine. What a great idea!
I hope you’ll delight us with one sometime Renee!
[...] is on the theme of trees and features guest poet Penny Klostermann, who wove all the pieces into “Fathom Forest,” a magical and truly beautiful [...]
This seems to be the first time I’ve seen what you do Catherine. Amazing work by Penny & so fast. I love the eerie feeling of the poem, can imagine it in a picture book. Thanks.
Hi Linda, I know. It’s like Penny spent all week on them, they are so good. Thanks for calling by.
OK don’t laugh, But I don’t even have an iphone. I just use a tracfone without any internet or camera. I have to do everything on my computer. I don’t listen to music except on my CD player and wouldn’t know how to load music on anything. so there. The game is over. lol Now you know!
Love your poems, Penny. And thanks for sharing them, Catherine.
Well Clar, I’m not very tech savvy myself. I have loads of apps on this phone and don’t use them.
Thanks to all who read my poems and especially…thanks to you Catherine for your fun Monday posts.
Thank you, Penny. You made it an extra special MM.
That last stump is amazing… fun Monday!