It's April. It's Poetry Month!
Remember to check out the list of what everyone is doing at Jama Rattigan's blog: Jama's Alphabet Soup.
And check on the Water Poem Project where every day, a poet is sharing a prompt connected to water, hosted and created by Laura Shovan!
Plus! Today is my day to add to the Progressive Poem, created by Irene Latham, now hosted by Margaret Simon! The link is above and the graphic to the right! Come visit!
A leap with the theme of CIRCLES for poetry month, poems & small sketches. I am looking forward to reading everyone's posts. I'm sure I will love each one, knowing they're done during a time we've not lived before. I am worried about so many, those close and those far, my community, too. April 1 - haiku
April 2 - cinquain
April 3 - a couplet
April 4 - limerick
April 5 - a kyrielle
April 6 - a skinny
April 7 - quatrain
April 8 - tanka
April 9 - a prose poem
April 13 - a nonet
April 14 - haiku
April 15 - lune
Best wishes for continuing good health to you all!
Best wishes for continuing good health to you all!
Window View
A peek outside at dawn, a glow, a blush,
a cloudless sky upon which sun rays pen.
Another day shouts “Welcome, enter spring.”
I stand and wonder what today will bring.
Then in my mind I create Thursday’s fare,
my tuned-in watching of the power talk
of ‘how’ and ‘when’ and ‘where’ will help arrive?
I shout for those who care who stay alive.
A breeze plays with a leaf across the lawn;
some early walkers walk six feet apart.
If managed well, we still can rearrange.
My plea remains, to “shout” to effect change.
I know that now we must find ways to act.
Time’s fleeing hours shout at us: “adapt”!
Linda Baie ©
Sonnets intimidate me so much. The repetition of Shout works as a thread woven in. It screams of both joy and frustration. I keep feeling like each day fades into the next.
ReplyDeleteI am impressed you wrote a sonnet on the same day as your line for the Progressive Poem. Sonnets are hard enough on their on. I love the repetition of "shout" throughout. We can create change for a better world.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margaret & Kay. As I read my poem, I see some glitches in the rhythm and will need some revision, but I was so upset at the recent talks about re-entering society without a good plan. That's where it came from & the megaphone helps with the shouting!
ReplyDeleteLinda, it's great to be back writing and reading posts by friends that I made over the years. It's frustrating to imagine that we might just jump right back into the "old" way of life without considering the consequences or having a plan.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear from you, Judy & also that you see what might be needed before we jump back in. What a time it is! Thanks!
DeleteBravo, Linda, for your sonnet! It feels like we all have to lift our megaphones and "shout" to have our voices cut through the nonsense being spouted by some.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Catherine, yes we need that "shout" very much.
DeleteI like the way you used the word shout and tied it in to the megaphone. And then to add a sonnet...that is SOME writing!! Your creativity with your circles is a joy to see.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying these glimpses into your notebook, Linda, and the art that goes along with each poem in the series. The lines that jump out at me are:
ReplyDeleteAnother day shouts “Welcome, enter spring.”
I stand and wonder what today will bring.
I am so grateful for spring right now.
Your poem truly speaks, or shouts? about life right now. The last lines in each stanza caught my attention ... so much to ponder in this new normal way of life. Thanks for sharing, Linda! Happy to be stopping by again!
ReplyDeleteWriting and reading here is SO what we need... it is like our days and moments now, careening from hope and joy to outrage and longing to see real leadership... all the feelings are in our writing. It means so much.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Leigh Anne, Laura, Michelle, & Diane. I'm glad you enjoyed my poem and perhaps want to join me in the shouting!
ReplyDeleteSo much writing inspiration here...adapt. A powerful five letter word and important for everyone to ponder. It's so nice to see you here.
ReplyDeleteThe simple scene of a wind playing with a leaf is in such a contrast with the tension of the poem. I can also feel hope in here.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mandy and Terje. This time happening in our lives is coloring my writing, but seeing you here helps me know we are all connecting again. That's the best thing!
ReplyDeleteThis sonnet is wonderful, Linda, with its clever use of the repeated word "shout". The megaphone introduces the poem with another interesting way to use your circle. This line resonates with me:
ReplyDeleteMy plea remains, to “shout” to effect change.
It's certainly the way I've been feeling recently, Carol, wanting to shout to the world (mostly the administration) to stop & do the right thing. I'm glad you liked the poem. Thanks very much!
DeleteHello! So nice to meet you through #sosmagic! I loved reading your sonnet! This line: Time’s fleeing hours shout at us: “adapt”!. I love it. There's beauty and truth in time's fleeing hours.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne. I'm glad that you came by to comment & that you enjoyed the poem!
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