I am participating in the March Slice of Life Challenge: A slice a day for all of March. You should do it too! Thank you, Two Writing Teachers! Readers, check out their site, and start slicing!
I think it’s time for another “Fortunately/Unfortunately” summarizing poem– learned from Sara Holbrook (@saraholbrook) at a wonderful inservice years ago. With many apologies to Sara Holbrook, I will try this again (I did it for a slice a couple of summers ago) First write using the words Fortunately and Unfortunately… Then revise taking out extra words. Here we go!
Mr. Thought woke up with my early-riser middle son this morning Fortunately I got to sleep until 7:20 Unfortunately the smoothie making woke me up Fortunately we have a dishwasher now Unfortunately we forgot to run it last night Fortunately we have a sink too Unfortunately it was full of last night's pizza making mess After smoothie time, I chatted with L about her new favorite show: Fixer Upper Fortunately the boys were playing legos in the basement Unfortunately I got caught up in watching a Fixer Upper Fortunately the sun is shining Unfortunately the kids are still watching shows on iPads Fortunately that is giving me time to write Unfortunately, it's a bit hard to concentrate Soon we will venture to the park Unfortunately I have to make lunch for everyone first Fortunately Mr. Thought will be on dish-duty Unfortunately I haven't told him that yet Fortunately I bought cheap, thin paper plates yesterday Unfortunately that makes me feel guilty Fortunately I don't buy them often This is spring break Fortunately the weather is beautiful Unfortunately I only have 2 days - spring breaklet Fortunately for my children, they have all week Unfortunately, my children have all week Fortunately, it's a whole week of not packing lunches Unfortunately, It's a lot of time for bickering ********** Revised. . .
This is Spring Break
Mr. Thought woke up with my early-riser
I sleep
smoothie making woke me
dishwasher now
forgot last night
sink
full of last night's mess
I chat with L
boys play in basement
the sun shines
kids still watch
giving me time to write
a bit hard to concentrate
Soon we will venture to the park
lunch first
Mr. Thought will be on dish-duty
I haven't told him that yet
I bought cheap, thin paper plates yesterday
makes me guilty
This is spring break
weather is beautiful
I only have 2 days
My children, they have all week
a whole week of not packing lunches
time for bickering
This is spring break
On a Thought 
I will definitely try this. I love Sara Holbrook’s work.
I’d love to see your version. It’s a fun format.
I’ve seen Sara Holbrook, too, and we learned this type of poem. I have yet to try it out though. I like how you showed both versions of your poem. 🙂 Enjoy your spring break! Mine is coming soon!
Thanks for stopping by — Hope you have a great spring break!
This is fun! I want to try it, but I do not know that I’m creative enough. I’ll have to tuck it away for another time. 🙂
Ahhhhh.. But that’s the fun of this format – it lets you play with your creativity whether you think you have it in you or not. 🙂
Yes, marking this to try one day. I am a Gemini my brain waffles back and forth in thoughts like that frequently.
Yes! Once you start thinking in fortunately, unfortunately — it makes so much sense… even for a capricorn. 🙂
What a fun format! I really need to try this sometime soon.
I love fixer-upper! What a great show.
I’d love to see your fortunately/unfortunately. It really is fun. 🙂
We have now watched all the fixer uppers on netflix! They better put more episodes up soon. 🙂 Although, we still have a lot of Gilmore Girls to catch up on.
I never knew what ship lap was till I watched their show. Now I want some ship lap. (Not so big here in PA though!)
I know! My daughter now has all sorts of ideas of what we should do to our house. We just moved, and there are a lot of cosmetic things that we’d like to do… but it’s funny to have her suddenly have a ton of input. “Your bathroom is so dated, Mommy.” and “We should paint this room a grey…” 🙂