This weekend's Trifextra challenge: Write a 33-word apostrophe. About.com defines apostrophe as, "A figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding."
So, of course, my first impulse was to write an apostrophe about the punctuation mark of the same name. Yep, that's how my mind works. I've learned to just go with it.
O, my sweet apostrophe!
Show me thy versatility.
How I love when you’re possessive.
Join two words as one. Impressive!
Do pluralize that single letter,
But not whole words. (“S” does that better.)
Excellent job there Ivy. Makes me think something funny and rhyming is the way to go this week. Good one!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul. :) "Funny" will probably be in the minority this weekend, but I had lots of fun writing this one ... especially since my last few pieces were darker.
DeleteFun take on the prompt, very creative.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tara! :)
DeleteI agree-fun, creative, and I'm a little jealous I didn't think of this too;)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, though-I always know you will kick the pants off the prompt, Ivy. Well done!!!!!
Too funny! Everyone's writing beautiful/meaningful/touching pieces. And mine? Yeah, it's about punctuation. Can't get much deeper than that. ;)
DeleteI LOVE that you expect me to "kick the pants off" prompts. Don't know that I always deliver, but I'm honored you give me that much credit. Thanks for the awesome compliment!
This was funny! I could see it being used in elementary school to make kids remember punctuation :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a very cool compliment. Maybe I'll pass it on to some teachers I know. :) Thank you, Janna!
DeleteFun! Great job. :-D
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
DeleteSo clever Ivy. What a way to approach this!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words! :)
Deleteand this is why you are one of my favorite writers. SO creative, so much fun for a Friday. :)
ReplyDeleteKir, you are so sweet! Thank you for the lovely comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed my silly little poem. And it's nice to find out one of my favorite writers considers me a favorite too. :)
DeleteI thought of that too but yours is way more clever and rhyme-y than minevwould ever be.
ReplyDeleteI seriously doubt that but thank you, Gina! :)
DeleteImpressive and fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve!
DeleteYou never disappoint.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet thing to say! Thank you, LaTonya. :)
DeleteBrilliant an apostrophe apostrophe - can I apostrophe that?
ReplyDeleteMaybe. How about Ivy's apostrophe's apostrophe? :)
DeleteThank you, Bjorn!
So you took the meta road and rocked it, Ivy!
ReplyDeleteLove the rhyme, and it really is a cool piece.
Thanks for the wicked cool comment, Kymm! :)
DeleteAn apostrophe about an apostrophe... How cool is that! Super-fun ;)
ReplyDeleteNice job! I love the apostrophe about the apostrophe!
ReplyDeleteThanks much! :)
DeleteGood line of thinking...bright and cheery..enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sini! Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Deleteoh thy dour rhyming mama
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the angry cow would just say moogle
Great effort, but I'm afraid you've exceeded the word limit. ;)
Deletehaha - that's great!
ReplyDeleteAn apostrophe about an apostrophe... I had an inkling towards this. I couldn't have pulled it off like this, though. This was brilliant!
ReplyDeleteAwww, thank you! But I'm sure you would've done something wonderful--like your usual work. :)
DeleteI love it.. and a teaching tool as well. Nice take!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steph! :)
Deletegoood one ... Brilliant !
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOOOOOO clever!!!! Winner?
ReplyDeletexxo
MOV
did I say I'm jealous? because, you know, I kinda am.
Deletebrilliant!
Thank you, MOV! Your feedback means a lot to me.
DeleteAnd I LOVE that you came back to let me know you're kinda jealous. You really shouldn't be. It was all in the subject matter. I mean, anyone could make the amazing apostrophe sound awesome. But you? I bet you could even make the common comma sound epic. :)
Brilliant idea (apostrophe on an apostrophe) superbly executed!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words, P.I.!
DeleteHow cute and apt is this!Wow Ivy,this is really awesome:-)
ReplyDeleteAtreyee, thank you for the lovely comment!
DeleteThank you, Jo-Anne. This was a fun one to write. :)
ReplyDeleteHa, that's cute! The S line made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up!
This is great! Really fun and clever!
ReplyDeleteOK - this is brilliant, and should be published for bloggers everywhere. Or, you know, for anyone who ever holds a pen. :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Love it! You're quite a clever one!
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