Exercise #1

Poem is titled: Tale Of A Griffin

Take your dictionary, close your eyes, open it, and put your finger on a page. Open your eyes and write the word down that is under your finger. Do this five times. Now, write a story, essay, or poem using those five words.

 

Words Are: field, griffin, mattress, pom-pom, top

 

 

A

Vibrant,

Luscious,

Lively,

Peaceful

Field

 

Dotted

With

Lily-of-the-Vallies,

Statice,

Hibiscus,

Crocuses

 

Surronded

By

A

Thick

Flowering

Forest

 

In

The

Center

Is

A

Griffin

 

It

Is

Relaxing,

Peaceful

And

Quiet

 

Laying

Down

On

A

Grass

Mattress

 

Lazily

Swooshing

Its

Tail

All

Around

 

Its

Tail

Falls

On

Its

Nose

 

It

Sneezes

Loudly,

Breaking

The

Serenity

 

Animals

Scurry

Out

Of

Their

Trees

 

Startled

By

The

Griffin's

Violent

Sneeze

 

The

Quiet

Is

Cut

By

Chatter

 

Caused

By

The

Griffin's

Lazy

Tail

 

Rather,

The

Pom-pom

Topping

The

Tail

Author's Note

The flowers mentioned in the second stanza were all chosen for what they represent. If you would like to see the 'meanings' that I used, go to this website: http://www.flowers-cs.com/meaning_of_flolowers.html