Jennifer Thomas

After many of you lovely people told me how you say “garage” in a poll, I concluded that it has too many pronunciations to work in a rhyming poem. Which meant, of course, that I had to try.

Word that’s making me smile today: colt. It’s what baby sandhill cranes are called, because they can follow their parents on their long, strong legs shortly after birth. 📷: Robert Bieber, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

@KarynCurtis21 Happy Thursday to you too, Karyn!

Good morning and Happy Thursday!

@markeology @carlemuseum Your dragon is adorable, but your Birb will always hold a special place in my heart. 💚

The highlight of my short-lived drawing career was when the @carlemuseum retweeted my drawing of a dragon. For those who don't know who Eric Carle is, he wrote The Very Hungry Caterpillar, among other classics. Total peak experience for me. It was all downhill after that.

Pop some poetry in your ears. rebeccaleek.substack.com/p/the-ditty-ba… 🐀 🐜 🕯️ 🪵 🦋 #podcast #ashash

@JSteggert Yes! 😁

@JThomasABC How perfect!

Word that’s making me smile today: squackett. It’s an old dialect term for making noises that sound like the quacks of a crabby duck. “What are you squacketting about?” 📷: Keven Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

@Shultz_PA Pretty much everything about chickens makes me smile. 😁

@JThomasABC Sure is an expression that can bring a smile.

Expression that’s making me smile today: Let’s saddle the chickens! It’s a German way of saying “Let's get going!” 📷: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

@ImMCarvalho 😂😂

@JThomasABC Clucking awesome!

@KarynCurtis21 Perfect! 😂😂

@BertsosTim I know, right? Look at that clucker go! If this photo were a video, the soundtrack would absolutely have to be Flight of the Bumblebee.

@JThomasABC I like the saying and the image to go with it!

@Hungryseagull So much better than "Time to get a move on!" 😁

@JThomasABC oh I love that!!

@JaneCardillo Run, little chickens, run!

@JThomasABC Giddyup!

@RobinRB17 @GuernseyLitFest 🥰

@JThomasABC @GuernseyLitFest Thanks Jennifer - I adore his work so I’m thrilled!

Absolutely giddy to hear that John Agard has chosen my poem for @GuernseyLitFest #PoemsOnTheMove 🚌⛴️✈️ poemsonthemove.com Congratulations to everyone there! 🥳 #poetry #writing

@robwaltonwriter @TheToyPress This sounds like very wise advice. 😁

@TheToyPress Word of the Week is MONSTER.

@moses_brian Oof. That sounds awful, Brian. I hope the infection clears up soon. In the meantime, maybe a dose of corgi will help a little bit. x.com/dog_rates/stat…

I'm in hospital with a mouth infection following on from dental treatment. Very bored, Please send funny dog videos!

@KarynCurtis21 Happy Wednesday to you too, Karyn!

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!

@KarynCurtis21 Yes! 😁

@JThomasABC Great onomatopeia!

@ImMCarvalho It's enough to drive the poor person listening to it quackers. 🦆

@JThomasABC Love this! A squackett racquet!