Poetry Challenge #237-Ticonderoga Moments
The moment I learned it was National Pencil Day (every March 30), a scene from my all-time favorite Broadway Musical turned film Bells are Ringing (link is to the Broadway show) staring Judy Holiday and Dean Martin popped into my head. Jeffery Moss (Dean) is a playwright who procrastinating. Millie Scott (Judy) who works at Sue’s Answer Phone, and has stuck over to Dean’s apartment because he’s about to miss a deadline, relays her schoolgirl procrastination story ala the pencil sharpener:
“I’d sharpen down to the GUH and then to the ROG and then to the TI and then to the Tuh.”—Millie Scott in Bells are Ringing
Okay, so this little musical segue is my TICONDEROGA …keeping me from getting with the prompt (or rather “point”?)
Poetry Challenge #237
Ticonderoga Moment
In honor of National Pencil Day, find a pencil—Ticonderoga or not—and write a poem on paper. You can write about anything. Think about how it feels to write with a pencil.
Maybe you should try that more often!
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing!
Don’t Think About it, just do it!
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge 2000+ days ago. Now we take turns creating prompts to share with you. Our hope is that creatives—children & adults—will use our prompts as springboards to word play time. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.
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