If a palm frond waves
Will you wave back?
Or just nod at
Waves slapping their palms
On the sand
There's a grain of truth
In the seas
And we rarely see it
Spending time wishing on stars
But its time to be your own star
Light your path through
The trees
And remember to wave
At palms on the way
( Everyone needs a frond...)
This is offered for Sumana's prompt to write about a path at Poetry Jam poetryjaam.blogspot.com, and for Dverse Poets where Victoria asked us to write a poem with patterns, I was playing with homonyms. As you can see from the poem, I was just playing in general... a wordplay that took on a life of it's own. Happy Friday everyone!! :-)
Oh waving at palms -- raising my palms.. I love your wordplay here..
ReplyDeleteHi Bjorn! Thank you for the wave and joining in the wordplay :-)
DeleteI like the idea of lighting your own path, as I think each of us musty learn to be our own brightest light. And waving at Palm fronds makes me smile. Nice poem.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary! Me too, this took a lot of different turns at first and I had to go back and find the real path. Thank you :-)
DeleteI enjoyed the play on words and the sweet atmosphere they created. I would gladly wave back at those palm trees.
ReplyDeleteHi Gabriella! So happy that you enjoyed it and appreciate the palm love :-)
DeleteThis is such a fun write! I love poetic word play. It usually confers a wonderful whimsical vibe upon a piece - though it is deceptively much harder to pull off than it might, at first, appear. And I agree: "Everyone needs a frond..."
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy! So happy that you enjoyed my whimsy. It did take several rewrites, and I wasn't sure that I should put in that last line, but I couldn't resist :-)
DeleteLovely word play....lovely message!!
ReplyDeleteHi Carrie! Thank you very much :-)
DeleteThis was fun to read and I'm all for palm waving..see I'm waving now...
ReplyDeleteHi Truedessa! Thank you so much for the visit and the wave, you gave me a big smile :-)
DeleteSure I would wave back too smiles ~ Enjoyed your response ~
ReplyDeleteHi Grace! Thank you for the wave, the joy and the smiles :-)
DeleteLovely and striking wordplay Sara...such a delightful read..and I'm waving mine :)...thanks for participating with this beauty...
ReplyDeleteHi Sumana! I love all the waves and delight. It was a wonderful prompt :-) Thank you!
DeleteHa...everyone needs a frond!
ReplyDeleteHi Rallentanda! Wasn't sure about including that last line. Thought you might enjoy that line, though :-) So glad you did!
Deleteeveryone does feel the need to be acknowledged...to get a wave back...in peace...and there is great wisdom in being our own stars....
ReplyDeleteHi Brian! So true we all want to feel that connection. Thank you for the compliment. :-)
DeleteOh, that's a cute ending.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie! So glad you enjoyed it. I wasn't sure if I was overreaching, but I couldn't resist ;-)
DeleteLove it! Put a big ol' smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm a huge fan of big 'ol smiles! So happy you enjoyed this :-)
DeleteSuper charming--thanks. K>
ReplyDeleteThank you very much :-)
Deleteyes, everyone does need a frond. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for enjoying that line, I really wasn't sure about including it, but also couldn't resist :-)
Deletebe your own star and let your light shine so nice a thought
ReplyDeleteHi Rae! I was really happy when that wordplay finally came together :-)
DeleteThis is playful and beautiful at the same time, Sara. I so enjoyed reading your poem!
ReplyDeleteHi Nicholas! What a wonderful compliment, you really made my day. Thank you! :-)
DeleteNice play on words :)
ReplyDeleteHi Ayala! Thank you :-)
DeleteOh, I really enjoyed this! "Everyone needs a frond" --- priceless!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Mary Ann! I am thrilled that you enjoyed this so much, I really enjoyed your visit :-)
DeleteSuch fun - not shallow mirth of course - deep watery fun - homonyms sound so coooooool! Loved it.
ReplyDeleteHi Beachanny! How delightful to find a fellow fan of homonyms, thank you :-)
Deleteoh yes - i think we should def. wave back... we all need friends and often find them in unexpected places..
ReplyDeleteYes there is a grain of truth in the sea and we hardly see it. So true.
ReplyDeleteLove this:
ReplyDelete"There's a grain of truth
In the seas"
This makes me think that grain of truth is found in salt, which means the answers might be in our own tears. Beautiful.