I went a little overboard this month and used 11 books to create my spine poem (you only need to use 5!) I'm happy to say I used books from my own collection again; however, I am a bit ashamed to admit I haven't read a single one of them! Of course I now want to drop everything to read this lovely pile. I suppose that's not exactly the most realistic plan, but a girl can dream right?
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Some girls want
more durable goods --
those pretty, shiny things.
Not me.
I am summer's child:
inhaling the sweet salt air
at the beach house
swimming at night
in the dark tide
to hear the mermaids singing
I would trade all other nights
for a hundred summers --
that is this side of paradise,
for me.
This month's books:
Some Girls, by Jillian Lauren
Durable Goods, by Elizabeth Berg
Summer's Child, by Diane Chamberlain
Sweet Salt Air, by Barbara Delinsky
The Beach House, by Jane Green
Swimming at Night, by Lucy Clarke
Dark Tide, by Elizabeth Haynes
The Mermaids Singing, by Lisa Carey
All Other Nights, by Dara Horn
A Hundred Summers, by Beatriz Williams
This Side of Paradise, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Next month's theme: Around the world
This is very atmospheric (and summery :)). And you used so many books! I think out of the ones I used I've read only 1 or 2 as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Riv! And glad I'm not the only one who has stacks of unread books!
Delete11 books! Awesome. Your poem is so creative. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kimberly!
DeleteThis looks like so much fun and you did an amazing job! I may have to join in sometime. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay -- it really is fun -- I haven't had as much time to blog lately, but I still didn't want to miss this feature :)
DeleteLove your poem, we have done these for challenges and it is always fun to see what people will create.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I love reading other participants' poems :)
DeleteWhat happened to the blog Bookmarkedtoblog?
ReplyDeleteI don't know! I was so disappointed when I went to go check the schedule and saw the blog and twitter account are both gone :/
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