tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post4194297003280938196..comments2024-01-05T08:08:12.897-05:00Comments on Florian Cafe: Douglas Florianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16128165816863246403noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-1158280662305661322012-08-12T00:51:00.823-04:002012-08-12T00:51:00.823-04:00I gotya Katya: Nice Belloc poem! and Yes, Mary Lee...I gotya Katya: Nice Belloc poem! and Yes, Mary Lee, I tell kids they can add on to the front or back of words, spell words wrong, use bad grammar and punctuation, invent words, and do anything that makes their poems better. In other words: Poetic License. I just got mine renewed.<br />The mother of invention was Lewis Carroll and his wacky JabberwockyDouglas Florianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128165816863246403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-17142687421447074832012-08-11T22:01:59.625-04:002012-08-11T22:01:59.625-04:00This is great! Love the wordplay.This is great! Love the wordplay.Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-32522225769336574822012-08-10T22:13:58.298-04:002012-08-10T22:13:58.298-04:00How fun!How fun!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-73846330347507688012012-08-10T17:01:18.523-04:002012-08-10T17:01:18.523-04:00Did he teach you how to do that word combo thing, ...Did he teach you how to do that word combo thing, or did you learn from him? Your Dracula poem is one of my all-time favorites to read, and to get kids thinking about ways to make up new words!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-921670400334401342012-08-10T14:36:58.380-04:002012-08-10T14:36:58.380-04:00That reminds me of the Belloc poem:
I shoot the Hi...That reminds me of the Belloc poem:<br />I shoot the Hippopotamus<br />With bullets made of platinum,<br />Because if I use leaden ones<br />His hide is sure to flatten 'em.<br /><br />:-)Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618886866798905292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-1968597047728309212012-08-10T11:56:54.786-04:002012-08-10T11:56:54.786-04:00Good!!!Good!!!Douglas Florianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128165816863246403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719901019517909776.post-48865166109624248492012-08-10T11:07:28.326-04:002012-08-10T11:07:28.326-04:00Ha! Thanks, Doug. That hippo would look cute with ...Ha! Thanks, Doug. That hippo would look cute with a hippopotamustache.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com