Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, October 19, 2008

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The Garden Bench

By James Jacques Joseph Tissot

c1882

This week, for Sunday, October 19^th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

often

olden

outset

This week, we celebrate the birthday of French painter James Jacques Joseph Tissot, who was born on October 15, 1836.

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

Above:

The Bridesmaid

By James Jacques Joseph Tissot

1883-85

Below:

La Femme Prehistorique

By James Jacques Joseph Tissot

1895

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, October 19^th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

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