Thursday, July 23, 2020

More Refurbished Clunkers

Zoo-wee-mama it's hot!

It was 100 degrees hot...for my son's graduation ceremony, outside, on the track behind the High School. It was a sweet ceremony all the same and I so appreciate the efforts of our high school faculty to make a special moment for our seniors.

Thank you to Margaret for hosting Poetry Friday this week at Reflections on the Teche. She asks us to respond to this question: What is poetry?

I have more refurbished clunkers to share. Thanks to poets that played along. You gave me some giggles this week and they are so appreciated.


*It is what it is. Linda Culp Trout
*in a yard strewn with acorns. Mary Lee
*“My tooth fell out!” our hero wailed. Kat A.
*relentless seeker of life.  Carol V.



“Tina Fey for American Express, 2007-2014.” Rebloggy!, rebloggy.com/post/tina-fey-penelope-and-alice-will-rule-the-world/81538902464.








All these little ditties are written by Linda Mitchell from lines shared by poets listed above. 

Photos are either Linda's or from Pixabay with no attribute requirements.

14 comments:

  1. You are on a roll with these! I love the interpretation of the Tina Fey image. Reading it aloud, I imagine that little girl sweetly asking, "Can I keep it" among the roar of What!?.

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  2. I love how you take these clunkers and run with them! I think my favorite is the acorn one, but the others are great fun. What's with you and teeth these days anyway? lol (remembering last week's shark teeth...)

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  3. Linda, I feel like I've sampled a buffet of wit, mischief, and true appreciation with your "refurbished clunkers." And yeah, it's brutally hot here, too, these days- congratulations on your son's graduation AND your endurance! Thank you for your spirit and the smiles.

    --Fran Haley, https://litbitsandpieces.com/

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  4. That worm waving a tooth seems like a picture book waiting to happen. Whew, an 100 degree graduation sounds like a stamina-challenger. You need a passel of shade trees to deal with that kind of weather. Congrats on another successful round of refurbished clunkers!

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  5. Such great, imaginative refurbishing, Linda! Love the acorn one especially. xo

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  6. These are so clever, Linda! I love them all, but am especially fond of "sunbeams find[ing] their way."

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  7. You have been busy and I particularly like your last one, the golden shovel and the questions you chose for MOM? Let no word or line be wasted!

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  8. Well played! Honored to have my clunker put to such brilliant use!

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  9. Congratulations on taking my unfinished thought and making it into something I never would have thought of. Congratulations to your graduate and keep cool, Linda. I am so excited to be your neighbor. Gainesville, here I come this fall!!!

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  10. Ooh, I love the crabgrass and acorn ones especially, Linda! So clever how you're doing this.

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  11. Oh, that crabgrass poem is for my husband. It's his garden nemesis!

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  12. Breathing new life into words is a worthy pursuit Linda and you have done it with panache! You employed different poetry forms to present your magical reimagining of the various contributions.

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  13. I love your refurbished clunkers! My favorite line is "someday a forest" But I also like the image of a giggling word--and I can certainly relate to crabgrass, although in my yard, the bindweed is winning.

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  14. Thanks for sharing some smiles and laughter with us–still smiling now! I love the acorn one too, calming and normalness, perhaps it's out there somewhere… Thanks Linda!

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