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Using these quotes from Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing as inspiration, write a poem in which you personify the weather, seasons, or other natural phenomena.
‘Then one afternoon, just like that, spring elbowed her way in for good.’
‘It was a gray-sky day, and fingers of fog flirted with the waves.’
“light as a feather, stiff as a board”
Use this line from the classic slumber party game/levitation trick as the title of your poem.
Write a poem that answers the following question:
“Any secrets big enough to crash a goddamn plane?” – Jackie, Yellowjackets, Season 1, Episode 2
[Pair with “Yellowjackets Trio” image]
Use at least TWO of the following words in a poem:
crawl narcissus aquamarine marrow ostera mud-luscious
[Pair with “Pink Spring Trio” image]
