POETRY COMPETITION!

Guys! We are having a POETRY COMPETITION! The rules:

1) Your poem can be about anything, as long as it is kid-friendly (would you give it to your little sibling to read?)

2) Your poem DOES NOT have to rhyme.

3) Your poem can be AS LONG AS YOU WANT! If your poem is a couplet, that's okay. If your poem is 300 pages long, that's great too. I'll have fun reading them all. :)

4) Anyone can enter this competition! I have absolutely no age restrictions!
5) Prizes, you ask? Well...I'm not saying anything!

Please reshare and +1! Let's get tons of creative entries. If you've got any questions or want some ideas, please comment below or email me at art4hunger@gmail.com.

A little inspiration (let me know if you want me to share some more pics to inspire your writing:

:) Goodnight, my friends! TGIF!

5 Facts that You Never Knew!

1) Two things I really enjoy are science and art. What comes to mind when you mix the two together? For me, a fascinating article from omgfacts.com. People have created artwork with fantastic images of microscopic art. Check out the results from countless entries - beautiful and breathtaking pictures. Which one is your favorite?

http://www.omgfacts.com/lists/17204/10-Microscopic-Images-That-Blur-The-Line-Of-Science-And-Art

2) Do you like chocolate? Or flowers? Or BOTH? Did you know that there is a competely normal looking flower out there that has a distinct scent of chocolate? Sounds pretty yummy to me! Check out this link to learn more about this incredible plant you never knew existed!

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BELY

3) I bet you guys didn't know that the human body contains a small amount of pure gold! Weird, but true! Learn more at:

http://www.gold-traders.co.uk/gold-information/how-much-gold-is-found-in-the-human-body.asp

4) Ants with clear abdomens, named ghost ants, change to the color of the food they eat! Isn't that weird? Imagine feeding them blue food coloring, and watching them all turn blue!



http://geekologie.com/2011/06/eat-something-thats-glowing-transparent.php

5) Last one! What do you use bubble wrap for? Wrapping up fragile objects, right? It hasn't always been that way, though. Bubble wrap was originally created to be used as wallpaper! Find out more details at:

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/11/bubble-wrap-was-originally-designed-to-be-used-as-wallpaper/

Comment and let me know which fact you found the WEIRDEST!

Clover Haiku

Today, I feel really LUCKY for some reason...like I forgot to set my alarm, and I still woke up on time, my favorite food is still sitting in the fridge, waiting for me, and I have nothing, nothing at all, in terms of homework! Basically, a free day! I wish I had that luck potion from Harry Potter...so I could have more of these days...wouldn't that be cool? So...that got me thinking...about luck...and luck got me thinking...about St Patrick's Day...and St Patrick's Day got me thinking about clovers! They are so mysterious and fun to look for. I recall searching all over my elementary school field for a twenty minutes straight, seeking the incredible four-leaf-clover :O So that's what inspired today's haiku, which is smartly entitled, "Clover".

Clovers, oh so green

lucky, they say the things to be

you never know 

Don't forget to submit your own haikus! +1 if you love feeling lucky, and comment your most luckiest incident you've had!

Earth Haiku

Hello, guys! How has it been going? Happy New Year! Tell me what you guys did for New Years in the comments! I would love to hear! So, here's my next haiku. This one is inspired by the beautiful Earth. I deeply respect nature, and the smell of pure Earth is a great thing that makes me feel more alive...do you guys know what I mean? So, here it is:

Earth

I smell something fresh

flowers, plants, trees, nature I sense

the beauty of earth

Show me your haikus, as I said in the previous posts. I always value your creativity and writing! YAY for 2015!

Redwood Haiku

Today I had the opportunity to look at some AMAZING scenery in nature, as well as another spectacular sunset! Suddenly, I felt a sense of deja vu...this reminded me of my visit to the Muir Woods, with nature surrounding me from all sides! My favorite trees in the Muir Woods are redwoods, because of their majestic height that resonates with me deeply (I'm really tall lol). So, with that inspiration, I created this poem for my second haiku!

Redwoods

The redwood dances

Swaying to the rhythm

of the twisting wind

What do you think? +1 if you like it, and as I said earlier, comment your own haiku and I'll post a hall of fame of poems at the end of the week!

Haiku Fun!

Hi guys! Late, again, wow! I'm getting so busy nowadays, catching up to things now that winter break is almost over! Anyway, we were taking a drive this morning, and it was cold, sunny, and windy at the same time. This beautiful and unique weather inspired me to write a quick poem that I wanted to share with you all. I'll try to write a poem every day for the next couple days and share it with you!

I love reading poems in general - they are such a symbolic and special way to convey a feeling that seems indescribable. A haiku, by definition is "one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables" (www.toyomasu.com). These short and sweet poems are traditionally written about nature. 

My poem is entitled simply, "Wind". Please +1 if you like it, or comment with your own haikus! I would love to read them all and post my favorites at the end of our poetry fun

Grass shivers in wind

Cool air whistling through ears

of all seeking peace