Blink away tears
take a swipe
the wetness blinds you
blurring hope
laying close by
all in a heap
waiting for you
to pick it up
shake it out
smooth the wrinkles
put it on
keep it there
till spring thaw
it belongs on
wear it
wear it
button it up
close under your chin
warm the wintery
ache inside
ache inside
ideas will hatch
incubated so
nurse them
tend to them
feed them hearty
watch their
colorful heads pop
open and out
Nancy took an amazing picture of a poppy, half bursting it's cap. The exuberance in its posture, and the colors, reached out to me through the screen. It prompted this poem. Check her picture and poem out.
8 comments:
It's fun to see how an image inspires words and vice versa. And how the words create new images, such as those here ("ideas. . . their colorful heads...). Like it!
nAncY's poppy image was wonderful. You give it homage.
Wow! Kathleen, on this snowy day you lifted my spirits! Thank you!
Your words are almost as lovely as you!
Kathleen, love this. Especially the way you take and connect to nAncY where she is from where you are. We get to see that, lucky us.
And thanks so much for the note in my mailbox. Undeserved, you spread such grace.
it reminded me of on of those troll dolls. or a smurf. it was beautiful.
Louise, I'm so sorry you are still dealing with winter! It happened to us last year the same. I went nuts. Lyla, Laura, Maureen-We all agree about Nancy's poppy.
Wonderful words--pick it up and shake it out. Isn't this what we do daily with God's Words?
I saw the photo and was also inspired to pen words. I left mine at Nancy's. Thanks for sharing all the beauty here.
Blessings.
Wow, you have such a gift!
And I also wanted to say thank you so much for the fun mail. It warmed my heart and brightened my day and I appreciate you taking the time to send it so much. I am SHE. Yes. :)
Beautiful poem... I was also inspired by that picture, but didn't quite go in the same awe-inspiring direction that you went. (You would have to see my comment over there to see what I'm talking about...)
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