Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, November 16, 2008

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Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse

By Claude Monet

1872

This week, for Sunday, November 16^th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

balance

bold

bright

This week, we celebrate the birthday of, French Impressionist painter Claude Oscar Monet, who was born on November 14, 1840.

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

Above:

Camille Monet at Work

By Claude Monet

1875

Below:

Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies

By Claude Monet

1899

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, November 16^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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