tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post6115848552831712189..comments2024-03-29T09:35:43.086-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - OppositesTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-45615607352833534362012-12-28T09:18:26.737-05:002012-12-28T09:18:26.737-05:00I wanted to let you know that though I didn't ...I wanted to let you know that though I didn't write a poem about opposites, I did introduce the game to my kids and we've been having a lot of fun with it at dinner. Thanks for introducing it to us. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-48303922072566278862012-12-08T12:56:10.728-05:002012-12-08T12:56:10.728-05:00 How many?
How many rainstorms
does it take
... How many?<br /><br />How many rainstorms<br />does it take<br />to widen puddles<br />into lakes?<br />And just how hot<br />must deserts get<br />before their cacti<br />start to sweat?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Buttercup<br /><br />A buttercup<br />in Lily’s lap<br />is like<br />a scoop <br />of sun.<br /><br />A lily<br />in a<br />briar patch<br />is butter<br />on a bun.<br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-35224782323143294842012-12-07T17:12:04.654-05:002012-12-07T17:12:04.654-05:00What fun. Thanks for the challenge!
(I deleted my ...What fun. Thanks for the challenge!<br />(I deleted my earlier post to edit some commas.)<br /><br />On Trying to Write a Poem About Opposites:<br /><br />Nuance<br />eludes me,<br />try as I might<br />to fashion a poem<br />that's not at all trite.<br />My effort with opposites,<br />try as I may,<br />repeatedly<br />ends in<br />cliché,<br />cliché.Stephanie Parsley Ledyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157035552236330676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-21235493432463623302012-12-07T16:14:20.114-05:002012-12-07T16:14:20.114-05:00Ooooh, I love opposites poems! Here are 3 (tiny o...Ooooh, I love opposites poems! Here are 3 (tiny ones) of mine...<br /><br /> Buttercup<br /><br />A buttercup<br />in Lily’s lap<br />is like<br />a scoop <br />of sun.<br /><br />A lily<br />in a<br />briar patch<br />is butter<br />on a bun.<br /><br /><br /> Opposites<br /><br />On soft warm earth,<br />the sparrow swoops<br />to nip a tasty worm.<br /><br />On cold wet snow,<br />the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-36071385631356427912012-12-07T13:01:25.035-05:002012-12-07T13:01:25.035-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stephanie Parsley Ledyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157035552236330676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-28467821202308913732012-12-07T12:49:53.612-05:002012-12-07T12:49:53.612-05:00Love this.Love this.Stephanie Parsley Ledyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157035552236330676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-46592555938910424022012-12-07T09:37:43.210-05:002012-12-07T09:37:43.210-05:00Oooooh, I love opposites poems! Here are 3 (tiny ...Oooooh, I love opposites poems! Here are 3 (tiny ones) of mine...<br /><br /> How many?<br /><br />How many rainstorms<br />does it take<br />to widen puddles<br />into lakes?<br />And just how hot<br />must deserts get<br />before their cacti<br />start to sweat?<br /><br /><br /><br /> Opposites<br /><br />On soft warm earth,<br />The sparrow swoops<br />To nip a tasty worm.<br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-53443335971755200502012-12-07T06:07:47.238-05:002012-12-07T06:07:47.238-05:00The Opposite Boy
He sat down lengthwise as he kne...The Opposite Boy<br /><br />He sat down lengthwise as he knelt <br />Upon the ceiling where he hung<br />Right side up. From there he swung<br />Motionless until he felt <br /><br />Night falling from the rising sun.<br />He went to bath and took a bed.<br />That’s when his mother Henry said,<br />“Butter a book and read a bun.”<br /> <br />He fell awake and sprang asleep.<br />“Tonight’s the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-27318182322310172502012-12-06T13:58:04.962-05:002012-12-06T13:58:04.962-05:00Steven--Heehee. I used to teach; good analogy! I l...Steven--Heehee. I used to teach; good analogy! I learned teaching one on one, though, that the middle and high school pups were usually wonderful when not in packs. :)KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-87377276467952637042012-12-06T13:28:58.700-05:002012-12-06T13:28:58.700-05:00Sketched down after attending a parent-teacher con...Sketched down after attending a parent-teacher conference and noticing a certain ferocity hanging in the halls. There's an "opposite" relationship here, I think.<br /><br /><b>Dogs, and Dogs<br />By Steven Withrow</b><br /><br />Dogs from the meanest obedience schools<br />Were seldom delinquents as pups.<br />They learned laws of leashes, lashes and rules<br />From Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-54381907514053917252012-12-05T02:04:02.459-05:002012-12-05T02:04:02.459-05:00Opposites
When up is down,
when white is black,
w...Opposites<br /><br />When up is down,<br />when white is black,<br />when near is far,<br />when front is back,<br />when birds and butterflies<br />all crawl,<br />when jump rope bounces<br />but not ball,<br />when rain is dry<br />and spit is, too,<br />when being happy's<br />known as blue,<br />when soft is hard,<br />when hard is silk,<br />when wine is bitter<br />just like milk,<br />janeyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-83137330128534523042012-12-04T08:30:51.252-05:002012-12-04T08:30:51.252-05:00Opposite
The opposite of the noise
you get from a...Opposite<br /><br />The opposite of the noise<br />you get from a marching band<br />crashing like surf on a beach<br />or the crowd in a giant stadium<br />just after a goal is made—<br />that mad joy of humanity<br />shouting its life—is the sound<br />of morning right after you wake<br />and slip through the house,<br />first one up, listening only<br />to the words you will soon<br />tap KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-32671224895529774722012-12-03T18:24:13.209-05:002012-12-03T18:24:13.209-05:00THE
opposite of fast is slow,
opposite of stop is...THE<br /><br />opposite of fast is slow,<br />opposite of stop is go,<br />opposite of sit is stand,<br />opposite of sea is land,<br />opposite of fire is ice,<br />opposite of mean is nice,<br />opposite of left is right,<br />opposite of day is night,<br />opposite of south is north,<br />opposite of back is forth,<br />opposite of east is west,<br />opposite worst is best,<br />opposite of Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-5107238382595157622012-12-03T18:22:25.873-05:002012-12-03T18:22:25.873-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.com