Whoohoo! One week into the Poem-A-Day challenge and I’m still here!  Whoohoo!

Today’s prompt comes to us from Eleanore D. Trupkiewicz.

Here’s Eleanore’s prompt: Write a circular poem. It could be a poem about circles, or about a circular concept, or about something shaped like a circle. Or it could be a poem with a circular format, in which the end of the poem somehow connects directly back to the beginning of the poem.

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LOVE IS A CIRCLE

a mother’s embrace
a smiley face

sun on a rainy day
full moon to light the way

an engagement ring
sharing a tire swing

Love is a circle.

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IF YOU GIVE A BABY A COOKIE

If you give a baby a cookie
He’ll want to eat another one
And when he gets another one
He’ll throw it on the floor
Once it’s on the floor
He’ll ask for some water
After he drinks the water
He’ll throw it on the floor
Once it’s on the floor
He’ll see the cookie there
He’ll wonder how it got there
Then he’ll eat it crumbs and all
Til there’s not a speck left at all
He’ll get up from where he ate
And walk to the gate
On the shelf he’ll then see
The box of cookies (for free)
Chances are he’ll ask for one
And when you give a baby a cookie
He’ll probably want another one…soon.

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It’s another double poetry for me today.  Geez.  I’m on a roll or something.  (Go ahead and ignore me while I pat myself on the back a little.)

Ok.  I’m done praising myself.  Welcome back.

The first poem just came to me when I thought of that first line about a mother’s embrace.  A hug is a circle, right?  So I ran with it.  It was a short run, but I liked it.

And the second poem ought to look familiar to you.  I love “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie” by Laura Numeroff.  Actually it’s a favorite around here.  It’s also one of the first books that my eldest read by herself for the first time!  It’s a circle/round story so I turned it to a poem by adding rhymes.

Also?  Yes.  That last poem was based on a true story.  Ever happened to you too?