Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Blue went Shopping

Over in the Garden, Peggy asked us to write a poem about an animal.  Here is our prompt:

Point of view and place are both important elements of poetry and story telling. This time take the point of view of an animal -- lets stretch a bit and make it NOT a dog or a cat.  You can even choose an imaginary or mythical animal.

Take this animal to a place you are not in every day. It can be a real place or an imaginary place at any time past, present or future.   Tell us about this place through the eyes, ears, nose, skin  (or whatever)  of your animal.

  The lady at the farmer's market has peacocks.  This is her pet Blue and he loves dog food. 


Blue's Clues

I don't want to shop
nothing will fit me
Love red-my favorite color
I like prints
polka dots, stripes
I want a cart
ooooh, I like scarves
I want to be a Chic Geek
Mean girls lurk aisle 10
I have a nice caboose, but
so what
beauty doesn't rule
Chic Geeks know this
So
    Mean
            Ass clowns
   Rank
             Twig status
Lolipop heads staring
Whatcha lookin' at
Oh, what is Juicy Couture
and do I want it?!
Who is Victoria and what is
her secret?!
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
I have a lot of eyes
YOLO
my mains tell me
Let's get
dog food
I love Kibbles n' Bits







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35 comments:

  1. L. Edgar OttoOctober 9, 2013 at 10:48 PM

    Ella, as you promised and it does not disappoint me in delayed anticipation. Yes, this such a great animal for it seems to have a thousand eyes...I imagined reading this your closet fill of prints... all the ermines and vair, jaguar spots for polka dots, and calicoes of Faberge, Twany lions, Zebra's standing vertical to hide behind the reeds and twigs.. for a guy its not Victoria's secret sents but they put cinnamin thru the room the same effect as on women, chocolate... Three wide bottom ladies wait by a crossing light, I catch up. One says, I can live without my boze, I can live without my cigarettes, but I can't live without my chocolate! I laugh and they turn around saying...yeah, he knows where its at. Magnificent the caboose that brings home the speeding sunset train.

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:35 AM

      L. Edgar you are so fun-I love how you shared your thoughts and where this took you~ So fun! YOU should write a poem with what you shared :D

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  2. Kay L. DaviesOctober 9, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    What fun, Ella. I really enjoyed this. "Who is Victoria and what is her secret?" (And my correct link is on the Toads site now.)
    Luv, K

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:34 AM

      Oh, thank you Kay!
      I will be by..I wondered what happened~
      Hugs to you

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  3. Vandana SharmaOctober 9, 2013 at 11:06 PM

    The beauty of a peacock is unmatched.

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:33 AM

      I read they call his tail a blanket of stars...how cool is that!
      I agree with you!

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  4. MaryOctober 10, 2013 at 1:41 AM

    I love the voice you gave to the peacock. How funny that it likes dog food...smiles.

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:29 AM

      I know it...it kinda makes you rethink their beauty doesn't it. The reality of the mean girl and her Kibbles n' Bits ;D
      Thank you Mary

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  5. GraceOctober 10, 2013 at 4:00 AM

    Beautiful share Ella ~ I love how you gave him/her a clear voice and he/she loves dog food, delightful ~

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:28 AM

      Blue this real peacock eats dog food...not kidding! Isn't that funny~
      Thank you Grace

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  6. DEZMONDOctober 10, 2013 at 4:54 AM

    oh, such delight, I love people with unusual pets :)

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:28 AM

      This lady is a character! When I bought Rhubarb she wanted to know what I was making. I told her pie...she wanted a piece~ Strawberry Rhubarb Pie rocks...have you had it?!

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  7. SusanOctober 10, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    A great character you've made! Next comes the animation for this scatter brained fashionista! Cool.

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:27 AM

      lol! Yes, and it figures she is gorgeous-the profile fits doesn't it~
      Thank you Susan~ I loved your worm...wormy needs his or her own show :D

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  8. MargaretOctober 10, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    Grew up near a house that had peacocks... their beauty is over rated in my opinion as they make nasty mean (and loud) neighbors. :)

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:26 AM

      I have heard this is true, too! Mean girls and boys....sad isn't it!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 10, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    Oh, I agree with Susan. She could be a cartoon star.

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:26 AM

      How fabulous? The only famous peacock I know the TV peacock ;D

      Thank you

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  10. LolamouseOctober 10, 2013 at 7:54 AM

    So cute! The title reminded me of when my daughter was little-we loved watching Blues Clues together!

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:25 AM

      Sherry our daughter's are the same age! Yes, we loved watching
      Blue's Clues at our house too~ Remember Magenta and I loved baby Paprika ;D Fun to remember....oh, no the music is now in my head-lol

      Thank you!

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  11. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 10, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    This was fun to read. You are so up on the latest teen-speak.....love "my mains".........and "do I want it?!" cackle.

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:24 AM

      lol, gotta love my mains-family! ;D They do want it-all of it..!
      Thank you Sherry-I had fun with this one!

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  12. Brian MillerOctober 10, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    hhahahaha...you are in the now with all your cultural references....YOLO! smiles
    my fav part...

    So
    Mean
    Ass clowns
    Rank
    Twig status

    LOL

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:22 AM

      Yes, teens do that-keep us up with the current slang. I so want to say hip, but my daughter sighs big when I use that word-lol! I remember hearing it and my daughter filling me in. You Only Live Once ;D

      I fear I have dealt with ass clowns. I am not scared of clowns, only the mean teenage girls-now grown women-who love to remind us we do not conform. I had a room full of them remind me once I was not all that. I was the fat girl who got skinny and then hate paraded on my ass. They preferred me fat-yes, that memory still lingers. My junior high years sucked.

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  13. AnonymousOctober 10, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    They really are beautiful birds. I enjoyed this.

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    1. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:17 AM

      I know I so wanted Blue to dance for me show me his gown of stars!
      No such luck~ I have heard they are kinda mean-figures mean girl of the animal kingdom. Thank you~

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  14. EllaOctober 10, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    My daughter bought this T-shirt at Target-I love it~ Thank you :D

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  15. PeggyOctober 10, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    Thank you for this fun poem from the peacock!! They wander wild in the neighborhood my husband grew up in. They were escapees gone wild from some big gardens nearby. They make a great creature for poetry!

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    1. EllaOctober 12, 2013 at 5:53 AM

      Hi Peggy,
      Thank you for this fun challenge! Escapees...oh, my-maybe they were looking for Target~ ;D

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  16. humbirdOctober 11, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    Love this creature Blue! So funny!

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    1. EllaOctober 12, 2013 at 5:53 AM

      Hi Humbird,

      Yes Blue is a drama queen-oh, we already knew that didn't we!

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  17. revelationsOctober 15, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    that was so much fun..and a good education on "teen slang" of which I am terribly out of touch with... :)

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    1. EllaOctober 17, 2013 at 5:25 AM

      Thank you Robert! I thought I would have a bit of fun~ :D

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  18. Yolanda RenéeOctober 17, 2013 at 3:58 PM

    I had a blue parakeet once - Peppermint Patty! Loved her chatter, lovely tale! I hate shopping too and don't understand the importance of labels - or fashion for that matter! LOL

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  19. EllaOctober 25, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    Yolanda, I love the name-I bet she was gorgeous! I have a love hate relationship- I don t like pushy sales people

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