National Grape Popsicle Day: https:\/\/nationaldaycalendar.com\/days-2\/national-grape-popsicle-day-may-27\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It rarely freezes in San Francisco, but boy, when it does .\n. . Grape Popsicle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s the story: in 1905, 11-year old Frank Epperson \u201cwas outside on his porch, mixing water with a powdered flavoring to make soda. Upon going inside, he left it there on the porch with the stirring stick still in it. \u00a0That night something that rarely ever happens in San Francisco happened: temps dipped below freezing! The following morning, Frank discovered the drink frozen to the stick.” *<\/p>\n\n\n\n Popsicles are now as much a part of summertime as, well, the sun! Who hasn\u2019t sat on the steps hot afternoons slurping ice treats? Trying to catch the sweet syrup as it drips down your hand. Or maybe you\u2019ve made your own popsicles, the way we did. We used to fill ice cube trays with whatever sweet drink was on hand: cola, root beer, Kool aid, lemonade\u2014and yes sometimes grape juice\u2014stick in toothpicks for sticks and wha-lah! \u00a0What about you? What memories come to mind when you think of popsicles? What was your favorite flavor? Grape? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Try writing a Tongue Twister about Popsicles. A tongue twister is a phrase that\u2019s hard to say multiple times in quick succession or sometimes even once. Sally sells seashells by the sea shore, and Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers are two tried trustworthy tongue twisters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tongue Twister Tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are three key elements in the twistiest tongue twister: alliteration, consonance, & confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With these elements in mind, begin by brainstorming phrases that come to mind when you say grape or popsicle. Wait! I think I hear the ice cream truck now\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n *The rest of Frank\u2019s story: Fast forward 17 years to a Fireman\u2019s Ball in 1922, Epperson introduced his frozen treat-on-a-stick and the guests went wild. Knowing he was onto something\u2014cheap to make, fun to slurp, Frank began selling \u201cEpsicles\u201d in an amusement park and finally, in 1924 he patented the \u201cEpsicle,\u201d which he renamed \u201cPopsicle.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kelly Bennett <\/a>and I began\n this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge over 1400 days ago. We now take turns \ncreating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the \n7-Minute Poetry Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or \n if you want, the whole poem in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0Popsicle Daze\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Grape Popsicle Day: https:\/\/nationaldaycalendar.com\/days-2\/national-grape-popsicle-day-may-27\/ It rarely freezes in San Francisco, but boy, when it does . . . Grape Popsicle! Here\u2019s the story: in 1905, 11-year old Frank Epperson \u201cwas outside on his porch, mixing water with a powdered flavoring to make soda. Upon going inside, he left it there on the … Continue reading “Poetry Prompt #141”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1347,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346\/revisions\/1347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Set your timer for 7 minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t think about it too much; just do it!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Start writing! <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n