May I Have a Word?

Here's my post for Poetry Friday hosted by Heidi Mordhorst at My Juicy Little Universe, and Slice#8 with Stacey and Ruth at Two Writing Teachers.  It's a poem warmup for March Madness Poetry 2013 Competition starting next week:

Ed DeCaria at Think Kid Think is beginning the new March Madness poetry competition for 2013.  On March 11, I'll receive my first word, along with 32 other poets.  The next day the other half of the poet/authletes will receive their words.  We each have 36 hours to write a poem using the word we've been assigned.  Check in next week on Wednesday (the 13th) afternoon and then Thursday (the 14th) to vote on the first set of poems.  Anyone may vote one time. If you have a class of students, get them to read and vote on their favorites, too!  After all, these poems are written for everyone!

Clicking on the link above or on the image at the top of the sidebar will bring you to the competition!

Here is a poem I wrote about the competition just to get me started - no voting yet!

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May I Have a Word?

March Madness Poetry

Begins very soon;

Its commencement is eminent

And all poets will croon,

"May I have a word?"

"Lay one on me," they'll wail,

"A noun or a verb -

Our rhyming won't fail!"

With 24 hours

It's just enough time

To put words together

And make up a rhyme.

Nobody knows what 

Their challenge will be,

We just have to wait

For March 11th to see.

Then starts the march

In the poem parade;

The reading, the voting, 

As best rhymes are played.

A winner is chosen

But that's not the end;

A new word and poet

Are just 'round the bend.

Onward the march

And all of its madness, 

Till crowned be a poet,

The Great His or Her Radness!

Such poems of sweetness

And some that are stinkier;

Till The March Madness Radness

Gets the trophy, The Thinkier.

By Donna JT Smith, Feb. 27, 2013