Today is day 3 of the month long writing challenge sponsored by Two Writing Teachers.
Beware!
Beautiful blue
Glimmering in the sand
Waiting for a victim
Beware!
Balloon like bubble
Filled with gas
Poison or not?
Beware!
Purple jelly
Underneath
Long tail waiting
Beware!
Irresistible to touch
Harmless?
No!
Beware!
Yesterday I posted a slice about my seeing and learning about a Portuguese Man of War while vacationing on Florida. I kept thinking how pretty this dangerous creature of the sea was, and suddenly I was writing this poem in my head.
Writing two slices on one topic reminded me of the importance of teaching our students to use one experience to fuel writing across multiple genre.
iblessings 
Wow – the photo is incredible. Love your reflection on sticking with a topic and trying a different genre. Really helps kids understand genre and structure.
Clare
What a gorgeous and terrifying creature! I loved your two texts on the same topic. Any chance at some fiction on the same subject?
Hmmm – could be a future post
I like the list of thoughts in poetic form! And yes, what a great lesson to revisit our writing to build on old ideas and new forms to express them. Oooh, now I’m going to look through some old posts of mine to see if any resonate for this challenge–thanks!
This is a great example of how one subject can lead to different genres of writing. Well done! I still think they are beautiful – deadly or not!