Posted in April 2014, April 2014 PAD Challenge, NaPoWriMo 2014, Nonet

Adieu to April

Adieu to April--Farewell poem--Nonet
Original Photographs by Leona J. Atkinson ©2014

Today brings to an end the April Poem a Day Challenge.  This was my second year of participation and I have greatly enjoyed it!
Since I have been writing a Poem a Day for over one year, writing a poem a day was not that big of a challenge to me anymore,
therefore, I chose to challenge myself further this month by not only writing a poem a day, but to also write a different form of poem each day,
plus I also chose to create some form of artwork daily for each poem. 
It was a challenge–but one I really enjoyed!!
Many thanks to NaPoWriMo 2014 and WD 2014 PAD Challenge for their daily prompts which often inspired me!

[NaPoWriMo–Day 30–Farewell poem]    [April 2014 PAD Challenge–Day 30–Closing poem]

Posted in April 2014, April 2014 PAD Challenge, Cinquain, NaPoWriMo 2014

Why Do Lions Roar?

Why Do Lions Roar?  Graphic of a lion roaring--Cinquain poem
Lion graphic from http://www.clker.com

Why do lions roar?
Answer:

They roar to communicate with each other and they roar to proclaim where their territory is, they do this every evening.
Roaring is also one of their strategies for catching prey – they creep up on the prey and when they are close enough,
they will let out a roar that confuses that animal(s) and strikes fear into the lion’s prey.
The prey then cannot “think” or react correctly out of fear and so is trapped and caught by the lion.
Answers.com–Wiki Answers –http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_lions_roar

[NaPoWriMo–Day 13]   [April 2014 PAD Challenge: Day 13–Animal poem]