If you want to read some good poetry, Diane - who has taken over the hosting of this challenge - and Mimi of
Messymimi's Meanderings - who also supplies us with topics - are writing wonderful, funny,
thought-provoking, ingenious and honestly well written verse. Go and
read.
Karen of
Baking in a Tornado
has joined us in this crazy pursuit, and promises us at least a poem a month -
may we hope for more!
SpikesBestMate
often publishes a nice verse in the comments.
Jenny at
Procrastinating Donkey
who has been a faithful participant, is taking a break due to her husband's passing from
this world. Let's continue to send warm thoughts, good energy, and lots of
prayers her way.
I have something more to ask of you: If you read this and the
poetry of others, would you please leave a comment. Half - if not more - the
fun of these challenges is receiving the responses of others.
The Anniversary of the Patent of the Rubber Band?
is not today*
we celebrate it anyway:
Without these tiny, stretchy rings
we could not do a lot of things.
They hold together this and that,
from lunch packets to bank note wads.
Documents,
odds and ends,
braids in hair,
Socks in a pair,
buttons and hooks,
worn out books,
carrots and radishes,
chips and fishes,
But all these things are null and naught,
The thing that counts is the slingshot!
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*The rubber band was patented in England on March 17, 1845 by Stephen Perry. (Wikipedia)
Topics coming up:
Favourite breakfast (May 24)
Memorial Day (May 31)
Best Friends Day (from June 8) (June 7)
Monkey Around Day (June 14)
Fathers (June 21)
Bubbles (June 28)
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My brothers (particularly the youngest) were deadly with a sling shot. I often cursed Stephen Perry (without knowing his name). These days I admire him, and thank him. Often. Though I have no wads of cash which require his invention...
SvarSletThank you for this. I have no wads of cash either, but this invention is smart in so many other ways.
SletGreat poem, Charlotte - you have certainly got your poetry mojo back! I remember being on the receiving end of one of those slingshots - painful!
SvarSletThanh you. I'm happy to tell that we only shot with small chunks of erasers or bent, rolled up paper bits. The aim was hitting, not hurting - unlees we were mortal enemies, Then hitting, during school hours, was in order ;) And not getting caught at it of course.
SletPositively brilliant, Charlotte!
SvarSletOooh! The slingshot. My favourite!
Drat my 'historical dates' site. They've lead me astray...
Thank you Diane.
SletYes slingshots were fun!
Historical date sites have also led Messymimi astray. Wonder who started the mistake?
Excellent poem, and oops! Some sites said May, i should have done more research.
SvarSletTHank you. And only my insatiable curiosity led me to search on in the rubber band department ;)
SletGood poem. I remember slingshots, most of the boys in my primary school had one, but they weren't allowed to be used within the school grounds.
SvarSletNo, neither were we. Then we just used rubber band stretched between thumb and index finger. Built in slingshots ;) You could not disallow rubber bands :D
Slet