Tag: William Carlos Williams

A Blue Box

~ Candace ~ 1 Comment

Day 3 of Na/GloWriMo

Rewrite a well know short poem using opposites

I chose The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams

 

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The Red Wheelbarrow 

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BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

so much depends

upon

 

a red wheel

barrow

 

glazed with rain

water

 

beside the white

chickens

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Here’s my very short attempt –

A Blue Box

we do not depend

on the blue box

left baking in the sun

far from the black cat

So Much

~ Candace ~ 27 Comments

so much depends upon
the jet stream

and barometric pressure

driving rain and gentle snow
unpredictable squalls

and you

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It’s Fireblossom Friday in the Imaginary Garden and all
toads have been challenged to write a new poem starting with the opening lines of “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams