the roundest word
I know
is
bounce
a happy dog
a curl of hair
a rainbow-coloured
beach ball in the air
happy feet
on rubber soles
the echoing cheer
for a winning goal
the bending note
of a down-tuned bass
an astronaut in space
Kim M. Russell, 2018
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: Bounce
This week De is our host and she tells us that, every January, she picks a word for the year. This year, she’s chosen the word BOUNCE. She’d like us to bounce along with her. We can use it as an adjective, a verb, a noun, even get clever with some hyphens or parentheses. We must just be sure some form of the word ‘bounce’ appears in our poems.
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Oh! I love this! That bouncy pup! A round word, indeed. And worthy of all you’ve given it. Wonderful, Kim.
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Thank you, De!
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Oh yes… such a happy word. Love the happy feet of a puppy… the roundest word is ball and bounce
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I love down-tuned bouncy bass sounds!
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Isn’t it interesting that bouncing can be both tangible and in the mind… a ball, or a music beat! Very Good, Kym!!
Dwight
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Thank you, Dwight!
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It is a round word. I hadn’t thought of it like that. Thanks, Kim!
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Thank you, Jane!
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What a great list of things that bounce! And I adore your picture of the bounding dog.
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Thank you, Linda!
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Kim, this is great. So bouncy, so uplifting, and I love the rhymes that are so well maintained.
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Thanks Sarah!
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Love it! Delight exudes from every line!
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Thank you, Frank!
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this has to be my favourite! And what an amazing image to trigger it…
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I would love another dog but my cats won’t let me!
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This feels like it should be sung and once I saw that bass in there, I knew it! Wonderful picture & wonderful feel.
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Thanks Jill!
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I love the flying springer in the image and how bounce is the roundest word you know :o) xxx
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Thank you, Xenia. I bet you’ve got loads of photos of bouncing whippets! 🙂 xxx
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Haha, you know us so well! 😃💨💨 xxx
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So liked all your bouncy ideas.
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Wonderful collection of bouncing things! A happy poem.
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Thanks Bev!
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I love the idea of bounce as a round word–really, that works! And there is such joy in this. That dog is like a big exclamation point.
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A truly bouncy dog, Victoria!
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Such a delightful poem this is, Kim ❤️ I love the bending note of a down tuned bass ☺️😍
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Thank you, Sanaa! We don’t hear enough bouncy basses.
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The word “bounce” does have a sense of roundness about it.
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It does!
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Love this Kim 🙂
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Thank you, Janice!
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This is such a fun and happy poem! I also like the description of “bounce” as a round word.
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I like the rhyming pattern in this piece. Nicely done.
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Thank you! I think a poem about bouncing has to rhyme. 🙂
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There is a lot of fun found in bounce a round word. I love that photo you chose – my brother has a dog like that and he bounces everywhere.
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I can’t resist a happy bouncing dog!
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Great title and love how the rhythm of the poem picks that up. Great work!
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Thanks Paul!
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This is WAY creative.
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Thank you so much!
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Now that’s some dribbling-driving jive.. 😎🥀
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Thanks Dorna!
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great
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Thank you, Caroline!
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Kim i would love to welcome you to visit my blog and see some of my poems
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I’ll drop by later on today, Caroline.
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