Sunday, May 20, 2012

For-rest

Just give me a canopy
Needley
Risers that spear the sky
Redwood preferably
Boughs splitting sunlight
Geometrically
Into prisms that carry
Dust motes, sparkly
Add chirps, breezes, sighs
Melody
With a patch of moss
To pillow my head, softly
For-
Resting and testing words
Easily
Like how shadows play
Between the letters
From Z to A
Where I can shake my
Limbs freely
And create
Poet-
Tree

From the prompt "Forest" at poetryjaam.com











13 comments:

  1. smiles...this was fun...a lot of my poetry is written in the woods...fun play on Poet tree as well...

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    1. Thank you Brian--glad to meet another muse enchanted by the forest, I enjoy wordplay--though sometimes they don't always play with me...

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  2. I enjoyed this so much. Loved thinking of a Poet-tree. I could use one of those. Very clever. I am really glad you shared with Poetry Jam.

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    1. Mary thank you very much! That kinda came up at the last minute when I was playing with "for-rest."

      I'm enjoying Poetry Jam's poets and it's prompts :-)

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  3. Oh, YES. Gimme that, too. :)
    Especially love "Needley
    Risers that spear the sky" and the play on "Poet Tree" at the end. Excellent.

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    1. Thank you De! Apparently "needley" is a fav, so glad that you enjoyed it too.
      I think we need all need to grow a Poet-tree somewhere

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  4. Oh nice visit to the redwoods--I went there too in my response. Beautifully painted. Thanks for visiting my blog as well.

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    1. Peggy, thank you for your kind words and for visiting! I'm enjoyed your site and poetry------ going to stop over and see how you painted your redwoods :-)

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  5. I need that For-rest, Sarah... brilliant... dazzling

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    1. Wow Meena! You totally made my day--dazzling? Got a mile of smiles out of that compliment :-) Thank you so much! I'm stopping by later to share the love

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  6. I love this poem! I like the "needley" and this portion as well:
    "Like how shadows play
    Between the letters
    From Z to A"

    For this poem, and for many other reasons, I've nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award! Read more about it here: http://www.muddyingthewaters.com

    Have a great day!

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    1. Muddy, thank you the wonderful compliment, and for the award! You are too sweet. I'll see you later at Muddyingthewaters :-)

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  7. I just 'found' you, Sara, and so glad I did!!! I love your self-description, makes me feel like I've found a kindred spirit. As a result of all this not-bob challenge, I have been pushing myself into a number of new spheres, including the blogo-sphere.

    And found you - and nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Do stop by sarah-w-bartlett.com to check it out and claim the award! And keep on with your eclectic mix of words. Apparently lots of us are loving them :-) Peace

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Your words are wonderful! Thanks for popping in--I'll be over in a snap!