Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Whirligig 312

Welcome to The Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.

You will be able to link your writing to this site anytime, for the link never expires.

If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com


THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Here In The Psalm" by Sally Fisher: sheep, grass, restful, thirsty, chilly, prods, trying, table, expected, drink, watch, wobbles

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Whirligig 311

Welcome to The Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.

You will be able to link your writing to this site anytime, for the link never expires.

If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com


THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "The Forewoman Speaks" by Kathleen McClung: stiff, silent, stony, signed, dated, read, resume, meet, admire, crosswalk, routine, bridge

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Whirligig 310

Welcome to The Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.

You will be able to link your writing to this site anytime, for the link never expires.

If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com


THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Famous" by Naomi Shihab Nye: river, fish, famous, fence, birds, carry, want, smile, forgot, shuffling, buttonhole, boot

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Whirligig 309

Welcome to The Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.

You will be able to link your writing to this site anytime, for the link never expires.

If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com


THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "I Ask My Mother to Sing" by Li-Young Lee: sing, play, sway, boat, watch, rain, away, grass, water, rock, cry, spilling

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Whirligig 308

Welcome to The Whirligig, a place for you and your muse to find inspiration. Each Wednesday I will post 12 words with which you may create a poem, a short story, or some other piece of writing. Use the words in any form, as many (or as few) of them as you wish.

You will be able to link your writing to this site anytime, for the link never expires.

If you'd like to contribute 12 words, please e-mail them to me: magicalmysticalteacher@gmail.com


THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Thought" by Alice Dunbar-Nelson: swift, flash, rings, constant, chain, straight, order, always, thing, wild, moves, roves