Today's #bloglikecrazy prompt from Javacia Bowser is "Write your manifesto." It's a great prompt, and something I try to do every few years. Here's my most recent, as it appears in my latest book of poems for adults THE SKY BETWEEN US.
Cartographer’s Creed
We don’t
believe in perfection.
We thrive on
striving,
we give credit
where due.
Arrows warn of steep climbing—
or precipitous
descent.
Curving contour lines
offer temporary
respite.
Every road ends
on
or off the map,
merging with
others,
with mountains or
meadows.
Just because a
lake
isn’t sketched and marked
doesn’t mean it
doesn’t exist.
Despite what
we’ve been taught,
the legend is
not
what’s most important.
Explore, meander.
Leave something
out;
allow mystery to
watercolor
and soften the
ink.
Be tender as you
unfold.
Treasure the
places
tucked into
creases.
- Irene Latham
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