There's a legend I gathered in childhood When as a choir girl, I’d stay Keen to hear the older girls conversing Long after practice was done for the day Though they told it not to me To my ears, it was intriguing The story that God created all creatures Making each unique, appealing They said God traveled the planet Promptly the animals ‘round Him came And one by one dismissed them affably After giving each creature a name That after hours and days of this service Only the last of them all remained And to that one, the best of companions God reversed it and gave Dog His name *** © 2021 selmamartin.com
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The Prompt for day 24 is as follows:
Today's (optional) prompt is a fun one. Find a factual article about an animal. A Wikipedia article or something from National Geographic would do nicely – just make sure it repeats the name of the animal a lot. Now, go back through the text and replace the name of the animal with something else – it could be something very abstract, like "sadness or "my heart," or something more concrete, like "the streetlight outside my window that won't stop blinking." You should wind up with some very funny and even touching combinations, which you can then rearrange and edit into a poem.
I spent a busy, lovely Saturday under the sun today and had no time to look up articles, so I did not go with the prompt today. In keeping on the animals’ theme, I offer you a sweet story I heard as a child.
Have you ever heard the legend before? If you hadn’t I hope you enjoyed knowing this now. *wink* This one is a shoutout to all my friends with furry friends, especially those who favor dogs. I celebrate you today.
Thanks for reading, my lovelies, and know that I sit here wishing you miracles.
I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.
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I like how you used a childhood story to tell a poem and what a sweet story of how a dog got to be called a dog. Thanks Selma for sharing this.
hey, glad you liked it. Thanks for saying.
I always say Oh my dog. 🙂 I’m an atheist but I believe in him.