On Monday, Bonny shared a new-to-me form of poetry… the Zip Ode and with the sharing she also invited those reading to give it a try.
Well, almost instantly an idea began germinating in my brain. Now, I live in the South Hills of Pittsburgh and though my is easy to remember (15243… I mean it is perfect especially if you type it out… the perfect back and forth of a line of numbers… ) However, no “free-spot” zero’s to help at all.
So over the course of Monday… Tuesday… and Wednesday… I played with the awkward word number combinations. A puzzler’s puzzle to be sure!
Is this great poetry? Oh, heavens no! But it was fun and my brain got a most excellent word work out!
Frost!
Winter is battling to win
but Spring
has never been defeated.
Weather games continue.
I thought it might be delightful fun to challenge my brain to do a Zip Ode a week for a bit… let me tell you, it was an excellent distraction from the Shite Show that is life. I may or may not share my future Zip Ode attempts, but I call on all of you to accept Bonny’s invitation and give a Zip Ode a try!
Happy Thursday everyone! See you all back here next week!
This is great Kat!! Somehow I missed Bonny’s post, but I’ve gone back to read it and will try my hand at a Zip Ode.
I think it’s great poetry, Kat, especially with the challenge of 15243! You’ve captured our current see-saw season perfectly. I’m so glad you tried it and thank you so much for sharing!
The Zip Ode is certainly a fun new way to exercise the old creativity muscles! (Almost haiku-ish . . . but not at all haiku-ish, really.) I’ve been having some fun playing around with my own Zip Ode. . . which gives me an almost symmetrical formula (49024) as my “canvas.”
I love your Zip Ode, Kat. It’s artful and clever, and I hope you’ll share some of your future attempts.
I love your Zip Ode! I haven’t had the bandwidth to attempt it yet, but I most certainly will!! I, too, hope that you’ll continue to share some more.
It’s wonderful!
I think your Zip Ode is terrific! And I’m playing with the idea of creating one as well. I do have a zero but I also have a bunch of 3s and a 2.
Very fun. I’m mulling over a post for Poetry Month.
It’s great — and such an accurate description of our “sprinter” this year!
One of the best descriptions of our Pittsburgh weather -ever! So creative and clever! (I live in the North Hills.)
describes the weather here perfectly!!