Timeless Lyrical Ephemera . . . a poetic journey: Stormy Morning

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I am a writer. I have no other choice. It is not what I do, it is who I am. As a writer, first and foremost, I am a poet. Poetry is where my pen goes when I'm too exhausted or emotionally distraught for any other sort of writing. It's the poem that my ink-blood was designed for. If I can write a poem, even a bad one, the world seems a little more right, and a little less wonky.

This blog is a place to collect my poems, my poem-pieces, my false starts and my ideas. It's a place to discuss poetry, to read and recognize the poetic prowess of others who love language as I do, and to play with language, pick some prompts and be inspired to keep writing.

It's a work in progress. I hope you'll stay a while and read, and keep coming back for more.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Stormy Morning - A Shadorma

Thunder shouts
a threatening challenge
pounds against
my body.
Fear in a flash of lightning
strikes, then silence waits.

Raindrops spill
and spatter dry ground;
wet my skin.
My face turns
upward, and trouble’s dark blots
are rinsed from my soul.

My feet find
themselves much lighter,
meander
through puddles.
This deluge---my dear, old friend,
soaks me through and through.

Freshly bathed
by sudden downpour
my soul is
born anew.
Come what may, I’ll face the world
whole and strong again.

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According to Robert Brewer at Poetic Asides: "Shadorma is a Spanish 6-line syllabic poem of 3/5/3/3/7/5 syllable lines respectively".

1 comment:

Feeby NekoSeptember 24, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Beautiful, absolutely stunning. Like baptism by words. :) "Come what may, I’ll face the world" That's my favorite line, it ties up the whole bit perfectly.
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Poetry Prompts

Grab a word or phrase from this ever- changing list, and write a poem of your own. Be sure to let me know where I can read it in the comments section! I'll feature poems I love right here on the site, and link back to your site, too!

1. Meteor Shower due tonight, Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Write a poem about shooting stars.

2. Choose a cliche' and switch it up. For example: Instead of "just a drop in the bucket" try "just a grain of rice in the jambalaya". Now use this new phrase in your poem.

3. Pick three key items from your childhood memories of summer. Use them in a poem.

4. Start with a line from your favorite poem. (You could cheat a little and choose a line from a novel.) Recycle that line into a first line for your poem, and start writing.

5. Begin with the words, "He said". Then switch to "She said." Use this as a launch for a poem about opposing views.

6. Looking Through the Glass -- write about what you see through a window, a drinking glass, a pair of eyeglasses, a fishbowl or in a mirror... any sort of glass will do.

7. Write a poem where the sounds of the words are as important as what they mean. There's no wrong way to do this, just listen to your words and have fun with it.

8. Grab a book of poetry and choose a favorite, or look up a poem online. Select five words from that poem and incorporate them into your own.

9. Check out Poetic Asides Wednesday Poetry Prompts.

10. Check out Totally Optional Prompts!