Day 148:

Nov 25-Parolina, take a nursery rhyme, break each line down, adding 3 lines to make quatrain phrases, sometimes using a poem from another poet, then expanding each line into a quatrain. Title: Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout

The tiny arachnid was determined to reach home

A place to rest and a place to care for its’ own young

But in order to feed the young ones one had to roam.

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

The deluge of water caused such a flood

The torrent carried the bug far away

And the poor spider landed in the mud.

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

The warmth calmed the spider and gave it hope

The renewed bug crawled out of the dried mud

And sped towards the angled metal slope.

And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

The tiny arachnid hoped to see its young safe and sound

Certain that the little ones would be anxious with hunger

On the way, the spider brought along food that it had found.