For Poetry Friday a poem on the auk by Jack Prelutsky my fine auk-quantance at Greenwillow Books where we worked with Susan Hirshman and now create with Virginia Duncan. The expressive illustration is by the talented artist Meilo So. Poem and painting are from The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom (Knopf) 1997. Poem Copyright 1990 Jack Prelutsky. Art copyright 1997 by Meilo So.AN AUK IN FLIGHT
An auk in flight
is sheer delight,
it soars above the sea.
An auk on land
is not so grand--
an auk walks aukwardly.
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Nor do auks tauk much!
They're so nesty!
Good puns Nanny!
Uh, can't come up with any clever puns--guess that's why I am not a poet. Not to insinuate poets need to be good at puns necessarily, of course. But then, there is nothing wrong with puns, some of my best friends...
Okay, stop now before I dig any deeper.
Thanks for sharing some Jack this morning.
Excellent. Auks are Great! I really like the illustrations by So.
I posted about Errol Le Cain on my blog the other day when I learned he had illustrated a few of T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". I just went to see Webber's CATS for the first time on Monday night.
Kat
I've always liked Prelutsky poetry. When I was in college, I wrote a big report on him for my Children's Literature class. I wish I'd saved it!
I love puns in poetry!
and me
I'm a glutten for Pun_ishment!
Love it:)
I was always fond of that Indiana Jones movie with the Auk of the Covenant....
And some of my best friends pun, too!
Nothing like Prelutsky to brighten one's day :).
I can't wait to use Prelutsky's new book, Pizza, Pigs and Poetry with my students. There's nothing like a guided tour inside a poet's process and poems.
(No puns, but do I get points for alliteration????!!!)
Fun!
He lauks like an angel,
He wauks like an angel,
He tauks like an angel,
but I got wise:
He's a penguin in disguise.
( I know, Elvis is spinning....)
(and I should sign this Anonymauks)
Chauk one up for Laurie!
and thanks Jill, Greg, Jama, Mary Lee, Kelly, Kelly, Yat Yee andPoetikat
Auks are Aukward,
but also aukspicious
The bold auk
aukdacious,
simply aukrageous.
Oh, I feel like aupologizing now.
My kids and I adore Prelutsky's work and have a couple of his books! I'm always reminded of the great Ogden Nash when I read Jack's poetry.
Thanks for sharing this one! Hope you had a lovely weekend!
Fun wordplay--love the unexpectedly delicate art!
Yess, Tess.
Great weekend Teresa, except for 10 inches of snow.
Laura you could say the art was SO delicate.
I needed cheering up just then. You waved the magic wand. Thanks.
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