Teachers & Writers Collaborative
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One Hundred Words
(More or less)

carnival finger snow
midnight fire eye
rocket purple mind
green streak splinter
tornado gold whirl
submarine ripple wind
lace book whisper
bellow cinder ribbon
sizzle kiss swallow
mirror rain bowl
oak sigh tiger
million wave bone
thunder river twist
elevator puddle cloud
emerald dance doze
moon wet ring
rush bell velvet
lightning leaf splash
lilac bubble scarlet
burn artichoke water`
cement red time
tangle hammer shake
yellow stone jigsaw
light circle apron
hurricane music tremble
pale violin spiral
dark umbrella clang
dance tongue door
hill hiss gust
scatter snap glitter
morning fish chant
starfish curl desert
twirl flash string
narrow twist spider
piano window trumpet
blue listen open
parade paper paint
wolf drum money
rock glass sleep
icicle balloon stream
poem    

 

One Hundred Words
(More or less)
For Winter Holidays

carnival finger snow
midnight fire eye
rocket purple mind
green streak splinter
blizzard fool whirl
stockings ripple wind
lace book whisper
bellow cinder ribbon
sizzle kiss swallow
mirror flakes bowl
evergreen sigh tiger
million wave bone
thunder river twist
elevator puddle cloud
emerald dance doze
moon wet ring
rush bell velvet
lightning leaf splash
lilac bubble scarlet
burn artichoke water
cement red time
tangle hammer shake
yellow stone jigsaw
light circle apron
cookies music tremble
pale violin spiral
dark coats clang
dance tongue foor
hill hiss gust
scatter snap glitter
morning fish chant
starfish curl desert
twirl flash string
narrow twist deer
piano window trumpet
blue listen open
parade paper paint
wolf drum money
rock glass sleep
icicle balloon stream
poem    

    Poem Example:

Morning comes with the lightning,

Trembling, hissing, twisting,

Opening like the elevator door into the light,

With a whisper of wind that kisses me awake.