Friday, April 12, 2013

Friday Fun Day - Crambo aka Bouts Rimés - Puppy Jump

Bouts Rimés means "rhymed ends" in French and is a game or challenge where one person (me) makes a list of rhymed words and others (you) write the lines that end with those rhymes, in the same order in which they were given. It was known as Crambo in English and was quite popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Will you help me bring back this hip historical habit?
 
This was my parents' puppy's first jump into the pool. ever.  Let's write about this scene (or a similar one) together.
 
 
Puppy
Jump
Guppy
Rump
First
Splash
Burst
Flash
 
 
Above are the words.
Get writing rhyme nerds!
There will be no winner. This is just for fun.
If you will, rhyme a smile here for everyone.

8 comments:

  1. See the puppy
    Watch him jump
    Canine guppy
    Tail on rump
    Runs fast first
    Then a splash
    Water burst
    Out in a flash!

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    1. Love it! Excellent description of the moment. :)

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  2. silly Puppy
    Jumping in like a
    Guppy
    whoa my Rump
    is a bit heavy, First
    to Splash, hey where the bottom,
    Burst to the surface
    just in time for the camera Flash

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  3. This poem should be about a Puppy.
    People love how they roll and Jump.
    But I'd rather write about a Guppy.
    Though no tail, or ears or rump.

    Kang was born of his siblings first.
    And always liked to make a splash.
    But soon his pride was quickly burst,
    when a puppy jumped on him in a flash.

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    1. Love how you changed the subject but still included the puppy! Great poem. :)

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  4. 10 reps done! Now do 10 on this puppy
    Touch your toes, then jump!
    Arms feelin' flimsy like a guppy
    Means it's time to pump that rump

    If you want to be first
    Quench your thirst at the pool for a splash
    Then hit the track to refine your burst
    And on race day, they'll call you Flash!

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Rhyming or not, I would like a lot to hear the thoughts my words brought...