It's Poetry Friday, and Susan Thomsen is hosting HERE on her blog, Chicken Spaghetti for Poetry Friday. Susan also has taken the challenge described below and written about the "Passaic piñata"! Thanks for hosting, Susan!
It's already the end of January - wow! Time really does fly! Tanita Davis of those creative Poetry Sisters wrote this at the end of December for this month's challenge:
Poetry Peeps! You’re invited to our challenge for the month of January! Here’s the scoop: We’re writing ekphastic poetry on… piñatas. No, really. Those hollow-hearted paper beasts we love to beat might not be something you think are poem-worthy – usually – but you’ve NEVER seen piñatas like these. Featured on PBS’s fabulous Craft In America series, we’re celebrating the humble piñata as elevated by Robert Benavidez. Check out his work. Are you game? Good! Whichever of his creative creatures and absolutely out-there works of art that you choose, you have a month to craft your creation and share it on January 26 in a post and/or on social media with the tag #PoetryPals.
At the risk of saying what others must also be saying, these Piñatas are fabulous, though I can't imagine taking out a long stick to break them open! Surely it's a no-no! You can find the page of all of them here!
Grateful
pinatas mostly hold sweets to eat
now imagine they’re doggy treats
for dogs deserve our gratitude
for warmth when cold in solitude
as hiking partners through the night
they give protection from a fright
and comfort when we stroke their coat
soft, inviting, worry antidote
when you need a body stretch
instead of playing games like fetch
the latest in the best of show
their downward dog shows how to go
Linda Baie ©
Thanks, #PoetrySisters for giving us wonderful challenges. This was fun and the pinatas. as I wrote earlier, too, are wonderful!
Last, thanks to those whose postcards I've received already! I'm saving them up for a big post later. They are a light in January! ~Linda