Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, September 21, 2008

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Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well
By Ottavio Vannini

This week, for Sunday, September 21st, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

plead

poor

point

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Italian Baroque painter Ottavio Vannini, who was born on September 15, 1585.

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

Above:
The Vocation of Saint Andrea and Saint Peter
By Ottavio Vannini

Below:
Last Communion of Saint Peter
By Ottavio Vannini

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 21st, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

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