tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post3228591778142217083..comments2024-03-24T21:33:34.140-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: forward...quenCH!Heidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-2519373452980350462015-03-28T21:29:28.621-04:002015-03-28T21:29:28.621-04:00Terrific group of ending poems for this MarCH, Hei...Terrific group of ending poems for this MarCH, Heidi! Kudos to all. Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-46304388866291176412015-03-28T06:16:44.577-04:002015-03-28T06:16:44.577-04:00I love Mary's spicy temper.
Jumping into the ...I love Mary's spicy temper.<br /><br />Jumping into the puddle<br />I quench my thirst for Spring.Catherine Johnsonhttp://catherinemjohnson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-83137239647531381372015-03-27T22:00:29.847-04:002015-03-27T22:00:29.847-04:00Your poem makes me want to find a jumprope! I love...Your poem makes me want to find a jumprope! I loved the idea of your challenge, Heidi, and I played with a few words, but nothing clicked. Ah, well. You never know when something will slip into place and suddenly "work." Looking forward to post on Laura's blog!Catherinehttp://readingtothecore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-62857416573820799552015-03-27T20:28:00.616-04:002015-03-27T20:28:00.616-04:00LOVE your poem, Heidi! I tried to write with a &qu...LOVE your poem, Heidi! I tried to write with a "jumprope" rhyme, but couldn't make it happen. Love, love, love how yours turned out! Thanks for a super-fun CHallenge! (and for making it in MarCH!!)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-69101450497494979592015-03-27T19:02:33.044-04:002015-03-27T19:02:33.044-04:00Heidi, a bittersweet ending it is to Forward...Mar...Heidi, a bittersweet ending it is to Forward...MarCH Poetry Challenge. I enjoyed the journey into the different ways to use clever ch words. Reading masterful work from colleagues was a real pleasure. Thank you to everyone who linked up. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-27393845858801462572015-03-27T18:57:34.482-04:002015-03-27T18:57:34.482-04:00I like people of the poetry ilk too! :) Seems to m...I like people of the poetry ilk too! :) Seems to me, Heidi, your birthday month was filled with good, soul-quenching poetry and lots of it. Well done, all of you!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-69009744133268948802015-03-27T17:02:53.559-04:002015-03-27T17:02:53.559-04:00Quench Your Thirst
Old prospector out on the trai...Quench Your Thirst<br /><br />Old prospector out on the trail.<br />He and his burro are starting to fail<br />From the heat and the dust in the air<br />and searching for water that isn't there.<br /><br />Then finally, a cabin, that's practically bare.<br />The shade from the roof beams are his last prayer.<br />There,<br />rusty and hardly able to work<br />he finds an old pump handle<br />and gives it a jerk.<br />Nothing.<br /><br />Down at the base is a sealed Mason jar<br />with a note telling him<br />how to make the water go far.<br /><br />"Use this water to prime the pump.<br />Don't think the worst.<br />Water will come<br />to quench your thirst."Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-49573506195426559682015-03-27T10:31:32.312-04:002015-03-27T10:31:32.312-04:00Oh you guys!! Kate, yours is just so fine for thi...Oh you guys!! Kate, yours is just so fine for this time of yearing, and the voice is perfect. Donna, le tien est plein de bons mots! It reminds me of the fork poem I wrote recently:<br />http://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/2015/01/it-had-to-happen-fork-poem.htmlHeidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-72187057895695405062015-03-27T09:56:03.263-04:002015-03-27T09:56:03.263-04:00The word today is "QUENCH". Because I w...The word today is "QUENCH". Because I wrote a monorhyme for it, there are a lot of ending ch words... I liked the last line because it actually has two -ch words. Get it?<br /><br />What to Say and How to Say It<br /><br />Shovel divulges, “I’ll trench.”<br />Tired back stresses, “I’ll wrench.”<br />Waterfall gushes, “I’ll quench.”<br />Coach advises, “I’ll bench.”<br />Rain insinuates, “I’ll drench.”<br />Fist determines, “I’ll clench.”<br />Muscle man proclaims, “I’m hench!”<br />Skunk alerts us, “I’ve stench!”<br />La jeune fille dit, "I'm French."<br /><br />©Donna JT Smith, 2015Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-59446602342206809102015-03-27T08:20:38.703-04:002015-03-27T08:20:38.703-04:00Planting
Time of yearing,
out back clearing,
spri...Planting<br /><br />Time of yearing,<br />out back clearing,<br />springtime makes us glad.<br /><br />Digging, hoeing,<br />garden rowing,<br />working with my dad.<br /><br />Packet reading,<br />garden seeding,<br />cover them with dirt.<br /><br />Getting hotter,<br />turn on water,<br />now we quench their thirst.<br /><br />—Kate Coombs, 2015KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-36415535756434359332015-03-27T07:45:23.718-04:002015-03-27T07:45:23.718-04:00The variety today is astounding! Brava and bravo!...The variety today is astounding! Brava and bravo!<br /><br />Heidi, you almost make me willing to embarrass myself with a jump rope! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.com