Thursday, September 10, 2026
It’s time for another Global Writing Challenge and this month the topic is “poetry”. I must admit that this one really stumped me at first. Then, I realized I come from a longish line of poets!
My mom’s mom passed away when I was in 4th grade and my mom and her siblings found tons of poems that my grandmother had written. They created a book of her poems that we all now have.
My mom wrote a Christmas poem each year to go in our Christmas card. The poem gave updates from the year past of all the family members. It embarrassed me at the time – what didn’t? But, now I have many of them and they remind me of my mom’s creativity and help me remember what was going on that year.
I enjoy writing poems for people just to be silly. I wrote my sister a divorce poem after her second divorce. I will share a few lines of it:
Had a ball and chain for close to twelve (years)
All he put her through we can’t even delve
Now she’s single as a Pringle
Might even go on Christian Mingle
That’s all that I can share that isn’t too personal!
I also love to read my poems/perform my poems aloud.
Amy
That divorce poem sounds a hoot Amy!!
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I wish I could publish the rest but it’s not fit for the blog world. My sisters and I enjoyed it!
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Your poem sounds funny! I love that you have a book of poetry from your grandmother.
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Thank you! Me too!
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You’re a poet and you didn’t know it!
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For sure!
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I love that you have a book of poetry from your grandmother plus all of the Christmas poems from your mother! Poetry has NEVER been my strong suit.
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Thank you! I do, too. I’m not saying my poetry is good! Lol!
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Two co-workers of mine wrote poems for all kinds of occasions, privately and at work – when someone retired, on birthdays, work anniversaries and whatnot.
Looks as if you could have done something like that, too!
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How fun is that! I wrote one for a colleague’s retirement, too, but kind of “rapped” it.
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I love that you come from a longish line of poets! I know you treasure those cards and poetry book that you have now of your mom’s. How sweet! The divorce poem made me smile!
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Haha! I do! I like writing silly poems that make people laugh.
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Love this- so cute and you are just so talented!
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Oh, I’d love to hear the rest of the divorce poem, but I bet it made your sister laugh. She probably needed that then. It’s cool you have a book of your grandmother’s poems. I just have recipes written on the backs of envelopes!
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I’m just not a poetry fan, however, I thought your divorce poem a real hoot!
Hugs
Suzy xx
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I’m not either! I like fun poetry! Lol!
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Comedic poems are a tragically underappreciated art form! Your divorce poem sounds really fun.
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