{"id":104902,"date":"2013-03-26T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/104902\/cpc-pick-apart-poetry-celebrates-dr-seuss-and-the-imagination\/"},"modified":"2013-03-26T20:00:17","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T00:00:17","slug":"cpc-pick-apart-poetry-celebrates-dr-seuss-and-the-imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/104902\/cpc-pick-apart-poetry-celebrates-dr-seuss-and-the-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC Pick-Apart Poetry Celebrates Dr. Seuss and the Imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the March 2013 Edition of Pick-Apart Poetry
\nas we continue to celebrate our March theme of Imagination
\nwith a poet who epitomizes the places we can go
\nwith and within our Imagination.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Dr. Seuss, Theodor Geisel, was born on March 2, 1904
\nand died September 24, 1991. But his words and his art
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And most of us have experienced his imagination
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We’re so glad you’ve joined us to celebrate Dr. Seuss
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The idea of Pick-Apart Poetry is to select 25 words from <\/font><\/p>\n

the pieces posted and create poetry of our own.<\/font><\/p>\n


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and tenses and forms may be changed.<\/font><\/p>\n


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So your poem may have many more than 25 words. <\/font><\/p>\n

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Please select your 25 words from the following <\/font><\/p>\n

wise words of Dr. Seuss:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Congratulations!
\nToday is your day.
\nYou’re off to Great Places!
\nYou’re off and away!<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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You have brains in your head.
\nYou have feet in your shoes.
\nYou can steer yourself
\nany direction you choose.
\nYou’re on your own. And you know what you know.
\nAnd YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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— Dr. Seuss from Oh, the Places You’ll Go<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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\u201cYou know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.\u201d <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
\nBut I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!\u201d <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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— Dr. Seuss<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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\u201cI like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living,
\nIt’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.
\nWhich is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.\u201d<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cHow did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?\u201d<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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–Dr. Seuss<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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And\/Or choose 25 words from
\nyour favorite Dr. Seuss poem
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The poem you bring back to share
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We look forward to and welcome all styles and themes.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Our goal is to simply have fun and be creative. <\/font><\/p>\n

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It’s always a joy to be here each month with you. <\/font><\/p>\n

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Looking forward to what we all create.<\/font><\/p>\n


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~Barbara K and Cherie~<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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