Happy November! Wow, did that ever sneak up on me. The month of gratitude. The month of NCTE! (Yes, in California and I am presenting) The month before Christmas. Ah, 2022 is quickly slipping away.
Here we are with another Inkling challenge, and I, once again, put it off. Linda Mitchell challenged us to write a poem to one of the prompt words for Folktale Week. I didn’t even know there was such a thing. You can find it on Instagram: #folktaleweek, #folktaleweek2022.
I selected the word star.
Margaret Simon, draftHave you found the star in you?
The one that shines brightest in the dark.
Your star may feel far away
yet even dandelions have hidden wings.
Open your wings to the wind.Believe you can fly.
I signed up for a postcard exchange through Spark: art from writing, writing from art. I received a card from our own Jone MacCulloch. It’s an illustration that wants to be a poem. Perhaps a Folktale poem? Will you take the challenge?
Moon: copy of great grandfather’s Civil War letter
Pumpkin inspired by Yayoi Kusama
Check out what the other Inklings have written for this challenge:
Linda Mitchell
Molly Hogan
Catherine Flynn
Mary Lee Hahn
Heidi Mordhorst
Reflections on the Teche 