I didn’t plan on writing about animals for the 3rd week in a row; it just sort of happened that way. Perhaps I’ve had creatures on my mind because I just spent all of last weekend working at the local state fair…and as I mentioned a few days ago, it was once again a big learning experience!
Be that as it may, I present a short little ditty today that wasn’t even written about the fair – but with the animal references, I figured this time of year would be as good as any! It was originally just an exercise, me tossing around some ideas and seeing what I could create…and when it came together, I rather liked it. Hope you do, too!
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Black Sheep
Break from the herd.
Take that leap.
Play the dark horse.
Be the black sheep.
– © 2014, Matt Forrest Esenwine
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Hi, Matt. Adorable black sheep poem. I have to come back and read more of your summer fair posts. I remember going to a county fair in New York with my grandmother and seeing some amazing fancy rabbits.
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Love this. It would be great on every classroom wall, especially for middle/high schoolers!
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Thank you, Lauras! 😉 I’m glad you both liked it.
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Great advice for us all, Matt! We can all learn from a black sheep. = )
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Thanks, Bridget – we can, indeed!
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I’m gearing up for the Big E! I was hoping to get to Hopkinton this year, but the summer just got away from me.
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The Big E will be fun! I worked in the New Hampshire building one year, and that was an experience!
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Definitely a keeper, Matt, & like Laura P-S said above, could be on every classroom wall. I will share!
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Thanks, Linda, I appreciate that.
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Ahhh… a sheep on the dark side! ;0) Thanks for sharing, Matt. Happy Fall!
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Happy Fall to you, too, Robyn!
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Very nice! Celebration of oddity and standing out. 🙂
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The perfect affirmation of self.
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Thank you both!
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Depth in simplicity, Matt. Definitely worth ruminating over!
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Power to black sheep! This little ditty sounds like a rallying call to me. 🙂
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Exactly!
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