I woke up this morning with the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" prancing through my head. I knew immediately that today would be the day that I would write a parody. A parody, as defined by Paul B. Janecko in his book "How to Write Poetry, is an exaggerated, usually humorous imitation. You have probably heard many parodies before. It's the kind of poem/song where someone takes an original song and rewrites the words. Weird Al Yankovic is an artist who has made a living by doing parodies of popular songs and their music videos. 
Today, I am heading back to school after a week-long vacation. If you are too, you might enjoy my parody today!
Not Ready
By Melinda Harvey
I'm not ready to go back
I need just one more day.
I loved my time on va-ca-a-tion
Going back now would just be a sin
Don't forget your new
pencils. Please make them
nu-um-ber two
For it's E L A
right away
Back to school for you!
Now that I have that tune running through YOUR head, go try to write a parody of your own. Have a great day back to school!
The first time I read this one through, I did not hear the tune in my head. (Went into "plain reader mode.") So I re-read it and heard the baseball song and voila.....it was perfect. You know, I always said I needed one more day! Always. Good luck with ELA. I have been ENJOYING the POEM FARM more and more. The kitty poem and the one at Greg's today are just great. I LOVE how AMY combines words. Happy teaching and poet-ing.
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