Thursday, August 9, 2012

Summer Wrap-up Thon: The Flower Challenge

Happy Summer Everyone!!!

Today I am hosting a fun challenge for the Summer Wrap-Up Read-A-Thon. You can find the whole schedule for this Read-A-Thon hosted by Jude @ In-Between and Jennifer @ Some-Like-It-Paranormal here!

I have always liked flowers. They many amazing flower names and uses for flowers; from remembering love ones to gifts. For my challenge you can use any flower name and use it as the stem for an acrostic poem. I think this challenge is a great way to create a fun poem. You can complete this challenge as a blog post or in comments till the end of the read-a-thon, which is midnight, in whatever time zone you are in, on August 12th. The poem will be you describing why you like reading, blogging or any hobby you are passionate about. You can use a flower name as short as rose or as long as carnation!
Here is my home-written example! I decided to use my favorite flower name: Tulip! 
Its about why I like reading. :0

Terrifically delightful.
Unforgettable experience.
Losing myself to another world.
Intellectual morals and lessons learned.
Pleasant feeling of enjoyment. 

Thanks for participating!




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  1. jen7watersAugust 9, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    Hi Rachel, thanks for hosting this challenge. ;)
    I'm using the flower DAHLIA, and this poem is about my love for drawing.

    Delirium of mind

    Amazingly easy

    Hideaway from reality

    Love

    Inky fingers

    Addiction

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  2. JennyAugust 9, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Geez Rachel, this is a hard challenge! I fail at poetry. FAIL. On an epic level. I took a class in college and the professor was appalled with how bad I was at writing/interpreting it. No more poetry attempts for this girl. Both you and Jen wrote awesome ones:)

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    1. Rachel August 9, 2012 at 12:00 PM

      Thanks Jenny!!!!! I always love writing poetry. Its really fun! But I completely understand at how hard it is to interpret their messages.

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  3. Aa'IshahAugust 9, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    Beautiful poem, Rachel! Lol, I'm like Jenny. Poetry is not my thing.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    http://2-b-read.blogspot.com/2012/08/flower-challenge.html

    This is the poem (done by Mari!)

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  5. Christina @ Biblio ThoughtsAugust 9, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    My flower is the LILY. Here's my post:

    http://bibliophilesthoughtsonbooks.blogspot.com/2012/08/swur-challenge-flower-poem.html

    And here's the poem I wrote:

    Lingering amongst the bookshelves
    Imagining other worlds in my head
    Longing for that next book
    Yearning for that next love

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    1. Christina @ Biblio ThoughtsAugust 9, 2012 at 1:31 PM

      I'm really not very good with poetry, but I think this might be the best poem I have ever written! (LOL)

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    2. Rachel August 9, 2012 at 1:33 PM

      :) Its really good!!!! So much delightful diction. I love the way you started each sentence with and 'ing word!!! Thanks for participating Christina!

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    3. Christina @ Biblio ThoughtsAugust 9, 2012 at 4:33 PM

      I didn't even notice the "ing" thing until you pointed it out!

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  6. UnknownAugust 9, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    Lattes litter the little space I have

    Obstinate,obdurate,obfuscate—the words are obscure

    Time is ticking away as I am lost in thought

    Until I understand I cannot unwind

    Sleep slowly eludes me

    The message: I can't stop studying like a lotus that refuses to close at night.

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    1. Rachel August 9, 2012 at 5:21 PM

      LOL!!!!!!! Love the message! Fantastic poem! Thanks for participating!

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  7. srivalliAugust 9, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    Here is mine. Thanks for hosting this fun challenge.

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  8. Sam (Realm of Fiction)August 9, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    Great acrostic, Rachel! I don't think I have ever written a poem outside of school before. I'm sure I would suck at it though. I'm definitely not creative or artistic enough. :P

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  9. The Headless OwlAugust 9, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    Love your poem!! So cute, and your reasons are so true. I agree with Sam; I haven't written a poem in AGES and am seriously impressed!
    Thanks so much for commenting on my review; I'm so glad you liked my awful drawings, hahaha. Definitely following back! Oh, and I lovee the quote in your header. :)

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  10. JennReneeAugust 9, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    This was fun. Check mine out., http://jennreneeread.blogspot.com/2012/08/read-thon-summer-wrap-up-read-thon-day-6.html

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  11. ChiKittieAugust 10, 2012 at 10:53 AM

    Hi Rachel, is there a prize to be won for this challenge?

    - Beckie

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    1. Rachel August 10, 2012 at 1:27 PM

      No.
      But I will have a post featuring the winning poem on Monday august 13th for everyone to admire!

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  12. bookbitereviewsAugust 11, 2012 at 3:23 AM

    Such a fun idea! Here is mine titled ORCHID explaining my book habits.

    Obnoxiously staring and admiring the novels on my shelves.

    Reading through the entire night till I can no longer fight off the sandman.

    Crying during sad or sappy romantic parts, because I read as if its happening to me.

    Hovering by the front door waiting for the mailman to drop off another book.

    Idiotically doing a happy dance in the library, because they got in some amazing new novels.

    Dreaming of scenes that I just read and waking up to pick up right where I left off.

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  13. ZaraAlexisAugust 11, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    Hi Rachel! Thanks for the challenge. Here's my post:

    http://zaraalexis.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/summer-wrap-up-read-a-thon-flower-challenge-09-11-2012/

    Zara Alexis @ The Bibliotaphe's Closet
    zgarcia(dot)alvarez(at)gmail(dot)com

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  14. Rachael-Madison ^__^August 12, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    Here's my poem :D It was a pretty quick challenge for me, although my poem might not be the best :/ Oh well!

    http://moosubi.blogspot.com/2012/08/summer-wrap-up-read-thon-mini-challenges.html

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  15. Thalia AndersonAugust 12, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I love roses!

    Raw emotion
    Overwhelming creatvity
    Soulful poetry
    Each line, something new.

    thaliasbooks@yahoo.com

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  16. Emily @ Falling For YAAugust 12, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Daffodil *warning* I am terrible at poetry!

    Daily lessons
    Articulated
    Fondly by
    Friends
    Oh! The joy
    Delving
    Into
    Loving covers

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  17. DarleneAugust 12, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    I picked Rose:

    Reading stimulates the brain
    Opens your mind to new possibilities
    Sends you into another world to
    Escape from reality!

    darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com

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