Cindy Faughnan

Poetry Prompt #144

Posted on June 17, 2020

Categories: Poetry Prompts

Global Garbage Man Day

Boy howdy , where would we be without those garbage trucks to roll down the street gobbling up trash! Buried under piles, heaps, mounds of smelly yuck is where. Pee-yew!

Boy howdy

, where would we be without those garbage trucks to roll down the street gobbling up trash! Buried under piles, heaps, mounds of smelly yuck is where.

Pee-yew!

One fella, John D. Arwood, knowing what a smelly world this could be, designated June 17 th as Global Garbage Man Day, in honor of the hard-working, under-appreciated trash collectors who keep our communities clean. Let’s join in the celebration!

One fella, John D. Arwood, knowing what a smelly world this could be, designated June 17

th

as Global Garbage Man Day, in honor of the hard-working, under-appreciated trash collectors who keep our communities clean. Let’s join in the celebration!

Hip-Hip-Hooray! It’s Global Garbage Man Day

Hip-Hip-Hooray! It’s Global Garbage Man Day

Write a garbage poem—it can be about a garbage truck, garbage collector, or kinds of garbage. Toss in as many words that include the letter g as you can. And, at least one onomatopoeia. Can you make your poem sound like a garbage truck roaring down the street?

Write a garbage poem—it can be about a garbage truck, garbage collector, or kinds of garbage. Toss in as many words that include the letter g as you can. And, at least one onomatopoeia. Can you make your poem sound like a garbage truck roaring down the street?

For extra fun, read Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman & David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yacarrinao. Here’s a link to the read-aloud: https://youtu.be/jFu0_hWbE2Q

For extra fun, read

Trashy Town

by Andrea Zimmerman & David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yacarrinao. Here’s a link to the read-aloud:

https://youtu.be/jFu0_hWbE2Q

Global Garbage Man Day: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/global-garbage-man-day-june-17/

Global Garbage Man Day:

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/global-garbage-man-day-june-17/

Set your timer for 7 minutes

Don’t think about it too much; just do it!

Start writing!

Kelly Bennett and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge over 1400 days ago. We now take turns
creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the
7-Minute Poetry Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.

Kelly Bennett

and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge over 1400 days ago. We now take turns
creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the
7-Minute Poetry Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.