Poetry Challenge #315-Get Happy!
So maybe you aren’t old enough to remember rushing home to crowd around the TV Friday nights because The Partridge Family was on!
Hello, world, hear the song that we're singin'
C'mon get happy!
A whole lot of lovin' is what we'll be bringin'
We'll make you happy!
The big swoon was David Cassidy, the oldest brother/lead singer/best hair flipper of all time… (well, of the Partridge Family anyway) but dang, Shaun was the cute one. Right?
WRONG!
Shaun Cassidy born September 27, 1958, was David Cassidy’s half-brother and the son of Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones—the Partridge Family’s mother.
But he was not, as everyone thought, the youngest brother on the show. Shaun Cassidy wasn’t even on the show.
Maybe that’s reason enough for him to get happy. For while nobody anywhere know what happened to any other of those Partridge Kids, one need only click the remote to find out what Shaun baby has accomplished. He has created/written/produced scads of TV series including American Gothic, Roar, Invasion, and New Amsterdam. He has albums. Acted in The Hardy Boys Mysteries, Breaking Away and General Hospital. What’s more, Shaun is a poet.
Need more convincing? He sang Do You Believe in Magic?
Poetry Challenge #315
Come on! Get Happy!
Take a moment to think of all the words you possibly can that rhyme with happy. If you need help, pull out a rhyming dictionary—on-line or otherwise. Once you have a list of 5-10 words, weave them into a poem.
And then, because we absolutely know you have time left on the clock, rearrange and repeat words to give your poem a snap-happy rhythm.
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing!
Don’t Think About it, Write It!
Post-poeming reward yourself with a sing-along. Click on the link to view the lyrics included version of The Partridge Family Theme Song.
Nothing’s better than being together/when we’re singing
When we’re singing!
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