Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, August 17, 2008

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La Place de l'Europe, Temps de Pluie
By Gustave Caillebotte
(1877)

This week, for Sunday, August 17^th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

Play

Plunge

Pretend

This week, we celebrate the birthday of French Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte (born August 18, 1848).

To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his work to accompany this week’s prompt. Feel free to use the artwork, or not, as inspiration strikes you.

Portraits à la Campagne
By Gustave Caillebotte
(1876)

Baigneur S'Apprêtant à Plonger
By Gustave Caillebotte
(1878)

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