Jama at Jama’s Alphabet Soup is hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup today. If you’d like to know more about Poetry Friday, click HERE for an explanation by Renee LaTulippe.
Hello, Great Readers of our series! Just In case you haven’t visited before, let me tell you a little about A Great Nephew and A Great Aunt. My great nephew, Landon (a seventh-grader) and I (his great aunt) collaborate. I write a poem which he illustrates. We started this collaboration in the fall of 2014 and have had so much fun with it that we decided to invite others along. Landon and I will continue to have a new episode on the second Friday of each month. The other Fridays are filling up quickly with guests. I have created a page on my website to view all the episodes of A Great Nephew and a Great Aunt. Click HERE to visit the page and enjoy past episodes.
My great niece, Klaire, is collaborating with me today. She is one of Landon’s sisters. She’s been in the series before and I’m excited to share more of her work with you.
The Poem
Klaire’s Art
Thanks so much for joining us today. I appreciate all of you who read this series. See you next week when I’ll have guest collaborators.
Penny Parker Klostermann 
Oh this one made me laugh out loud, just what I needed after a long week. Love the Turkey, love the poem, I hope they’re going on an excellent adventure! I see a PB in this one!
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I have a feeling they’re going on an excellent, laugh-out-loud adventure. Klaire’s turkey looks like she/he has everything under control. Thanks for coming by Jean 🙂
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Great pairing. Love the rhythm and humour of the poem and the turkeys wonderful feathers.
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Thanks, Sally. So glad you enjoyed our collaboration.
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Great job, Klaire! I love the red van and the beat of the poem. Nicely done you two.
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Thanks so much, Linda. Glad you enjoyed this episode 🙂
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What a fun poem, in anticipation of the upcoming festivities. Great illustration too.
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Thanks, Violet. I’m glad our turkey is already in the freezer. Some people are going to be shocked and disappointed when they find out about the Gobbling Getaway 😉
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Love the turkey’s blue eyes and red feathers. And we have turkeys roosting in our maple tree! 🙂 Great seasonal song.
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Klaire drew one handsome turkey, didn’t she? And how fun that you have turkey’s roosting. I love that 🙂
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They flew out of the tree all around me one day. Big, twenty pound birds, raining all around. LOL It was an experience.
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Those turkeys are always clamoring about freedom. Love the bouncy poem and the cute turkey posing for his portrait.
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Aren’t they? And every time they clamor I find it so amusing! I love TURK AND RUNT by Lisa Wheeler! It might be my favorite turkey getaway story. Thanks for coming by, Margaret.
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Oh my, I love that turkey’s speech bubble and all of this, Penny and Klaire! This is a wonderful giggle after a day of thoughtful but sad poetry. Love “All board! Seatbelts!/Turkeys in a van.” Makes me laugh just typing it! Thank you!
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Thanks so much, Linda. I do my best to bring laughs and giggles. 🙂
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Love the poem. It’s so fun to imagine the turkeys in the van. Klaire just did a great turkey. Beautiful color!
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Klaire did a wonderful job! I love the suitcase by the van! Looks like turkey luggage to me 🙂
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That is one good looking turkey. And smart, too!
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Very smart! Thanks for coming by, Genevieve 🙂
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We had our thanksgiving a month ago, but I’m willing to enjoy some turkey again! 🙂
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Did you happen to see a van of turkeys during your Thanksgiving? It may be a thing with turkeys everywhere 😉
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So cute. You have such a talented family. Hope the turkeys can all fit in the van!
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Thank you, Rosi. I bet they’ll make room.
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So cute. I can see all those turkeys piling into the van!! Well done.
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Me too! I like how Klaire has one looking out the van window. Thanks for stopping in, Lisa 🙂
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You made me chuckle. Loved your poem and could see it developed into a book. Love Klaire’s picture! She shows talent and captured your poem beautifully!
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So glad you chuckled, Pat! Conniving turkeys can elicit laughs for sure 🙂
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Love that bright and shining turkey–hope s/he makes it to the van!
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I think she’s pretty determined 🙂 Thanks for coming by, Buffy.
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Will that van be passing through Virginia? Thoroughly delightful poem and great art by Klaire. Thanks for the humor and smiles today — much needed!
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You’re welcome, Jama. We’ll try to send the van your way 🙂
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What a great collaboration, and perfect timing for the upcoming holiday! Nice work!
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Thanks, Rebecca. Don’t tell the turkeys, but I know at least one that’s going to be roasted on Thanksgiving Day 😉
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Ha! The Great Turkey Escape! Well done, both. It is hard to believe we are closing in on Thanksgiving… reminds me that I need to get planning. Thank you.
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I love that-The Great Turkey Escape. I used it when I shared the post to FB.
It really is hard to believe how close Thanksgiving is. Hope yours is happy, Irene.
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Nice job, Klaire! Hoping to intercept that van in Phoenix😅😎. Larry D
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Thanks for coming by, Larry. I have a feeling the van won’t be able to get away from you 🙂
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