Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, September 14, 2008

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Beautiful World
By Grandma Moses
(1948)

This week, for Sunday, September 14th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

sport

smart

strut

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Grandma Moses, a beloved American folk artist.

Anna Mary (Grandma Moses) Robertson Moses, American painter (Christmas at Home, Fourth of July, The Old Checkered House, The Old Checkered Inn in Summer, The Old Oaken Bucket, Out for the Christmas Trees, Sugaring Off and Thanksgiving Turkey), was born on September 7, 1860.

To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of her work to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:
Early Fall
By Grandma Moses
(1959)

Below:
The Quilting Bee
By Grandma Moses
(1950)

Feel free to use the artwork in your own blog post, or not, as inspiration strikes you. Just be sure to come back to SIMPLY SNICKERS by Sunday, September 14th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

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