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DAY 12 CHALLENGE

12/1/2021

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 I have to admit that I got carried away with this challenge. I had to create a blacked out poem. This is an exercise which means that I had to take a piece of text and block out unnecessary words, leaving only those behind which, when put together, would make a poem. I did three at my first attempt but then realised that maybe quality would be better than quantity!  I finished the activity, although I'm not too sure that my work is the best that I could produce. One to put away for now and maybe try again sometime in the future. The texts were taken from the leisure section of Saturday's Daily Mail.
​An interesting and enjoyable. challenge.

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 Gardening
Midwinter trees
Relieve the dullness.
January is downbeat.
Winter flowering plants
So precious
         Welcome bulbs
Snowdrops create carpets,
Shining shrubs.
Perennials
Attractive low plants
Whose flowers
Look beautiful.
Leathery leaves
Evergreen,
Coppery-purple,
Dark bronze,
Startling pink.
Colour at winter’s end.



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​​Caribbean Calling
Breaking waves
Flutter on the beaches.
Wonderfully relaxing.
Soft sands
Breeze off the water.

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Laos Garden
Young children play
With the sticky mud
Spooky spider scrabbles
Up slippery steps​
​Dingy home
Resident rabbits
Luscious gardens
Filled with
Tamarind trees.
At night
Hear the soft rhythmic croak
Of the common toad.
Watch snails traverse
Th garden walls.
Just five minutes
To explore.







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