Happy Poetry Friday! Today I’ll share two poems I wrote this week for my April poetry project, Flowers A-Z. The first one about the Kangaroo Paw required a bit of research. I didn’t know anything about this flower, but learned it is native to Australia and also grows in California. My research took me to an article I found on the San Diego Zoo website. Many of the words and phrases in my poem are from that article, but I didn’t use them in the order they appeared and I added some of my own phrases – a variation of a found poem.
Kangaroo Paw
the whimsical kangaroo paw
curved
like a kangaroo’s claw
waves a cheerful
red and yellow hello
to pollinating possums
and nectar-feeding birds.
Hop on over, mate!
Draft, 2022 Rose Cappelli
I tried a new form for my poem about nasturtiums, a shadorma, that follows a syllable pattern of 3-5-3-3-7-5.
Nasturtium Seeds
nasturtium
seeds thrown in a pot
sprout and spread
gold and red
a cheery cascade of fun
good enough to eat
Draft, 2022 Rose Cappelli
Matt has the round up this week at Radio, Rhythm, and Rhyme. Head over there for a wonderful interview with Leslie Bulion and a peek at her new book, plus lots more poetry fun.
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Terrific project, Rose! So fun to learn about flowers and share the knowledge.”Pollinating possums” is new to me 🙂 Your kangaroo paws make me want to go look up what kangaroo (the animal)’s paws look like. Also, I love the ending of your nasturtium poem.
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Thanks, Tabatha!
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All these poems about spring flowers has me eager to start preparing our flower beds! I’ve not heard of a Kangaroo Paw, so that’s new! Enjoyed both of these, Elisabeth.
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I tried a shadorma in our February group this year, Rose! Special thanks for the nasturtium poems — edible flowers are a wonder.
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What a wonderful project! I love that the Kangaroo Paws are waving hello to their pollinators. And I’m ready for my nasturtiums to be good enough to eat. They’ll be ready by my front steps soon!
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Pollinating possums?!?! Who knew?!?!
I like the word play with the repeating “kangaroo” – and love that flower!
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What fun you had with your “Kangaroo Paw” poem with the
“curved
like a kangaroo’s claw”
love the cheery ending line. And your nasturtium poem is so tastey, thanks Rose!
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I love this project so much! Thank you for teaching me about Kangaroo Paws!
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What fun to learn about a new flower, that Kangaroo Paw (new to me) & to celebrate a favorite, the nasturtium (which I love). Your project is going to make a lovely book for a gardener, Rose!
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Rose, I love the two poems you shared today. Brava! You are going to have a beautiful ABC book full of flowers. I love the Kangaroo Paw you introduced me to. The poems both sound beautiful. Love the rhyming.
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I love how your poems bloom from buds of information, Rose. Well done! 🙂
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Ooohh! I might steal that line – bloom from buds of information.
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Two wonderful poems! I particularly like the shadorma. I like the tempo that creates as one reads the poem. Thanks for sharing these with us!
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These are fun, Rose–I love that Aussie touch in your Kangaroo Paw poem :>)
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