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| Donna Smith and Heidi Mordhorst have created place names for our map, and they are wonderful! |
Welcome to Progressive Poem 2026, Day 12! Hello everyone! I've loved being on this special journey with you, not quite halfway through, visiting this land of wonders, and the mystery of what we discover next.
Irene Latham began the Progressive Poem and hosted it from 2012-2019. Those archives of the poem can be found HERE! Margaret Simon took over in 2020, and those archives are HERE!
Here are the rules:
The poem passes from blog to blog.
Each poet/blogger adds a line.
The poem is for children.
Each blogger copies the previous line exactly as written, unless permission from that poet has been given. They then add their own line, offering an introduction if they wish.
Here is the poem thus far, with my line added. I wanted to take us to one of the places created, tried various ones, and you'll see, we are out of the city! The excitement of what we'll discover in this new land is building!
The Land of Poetry
On my first trip to the Land of Poetry,
I saw anthologies of every color, tall as buildings.
A world of words, wonder on wings, waiting just for me!
Birding for words shimmering, flecked in golden gilding.
Binoculars ready, I toured boulevards and side streets,
exploring vibrant verses, verses so honest and tender.
feathery lyrics, bright flitting avian athletes
soaring ‘cross pages in rhythmic splendor.
In the Land of Poetry, I am the conductor,
seeking oodles of poems that tug at my heart,
a musical medley of sound and structure,
An open mic in Frost Forest! Wonder who’ll take part?
It's all yours, Linda Mitchell!
Here is the list of those who have written and who are about to write! There is still time to join us if you sign up for one of those three days at the end! I did read that we will end at the 27th if no-one adds his or her name.
