Today's piece is "Cat Watching Caged Bird" by Jacques Callot.
Now, here is a conversation! So many things could be happening in this piece... but the cat doesn't look particularly menacing, does she? Certainly curious... and the bird is not cowering in a corner. It seems to know it's safe on its perch. I imagined this as a daily happening -- could these two possibly be friends? I decided to explore this idea by writing a poem for two voices.
What would your Cat and Bird say to one another??
By the way, an interesting theme is emerging... 4 of the 5 poems I've written this month have somehow addressed the idea of waiting. The chair wasn't just waiting, the girl was most definitely waiting, the rocks were sort of waiting in their stillness, and today Cat speaks of waiting!
I tell you, poetry is a wise, mysterious beast. It reveals our hearts to us.
Be sure to visit Charles Waters' blog to see how our Progressive Poem is progressing!
Well, Irene...what are you waiting for, then? Can't WAIT to see if your poem cycle this month reveals it. I will go back and seek waiting in the poems I've missed now...
ReplyDeleteHa, Heidi! Lots of waiting in the writing life, isn't there?? Thanks for visiting!
DeleteOh Irene. That was so good! LATHAM POWER!
ReplyDeleteCALICO AND COCKATOO
Calico and Cockatoo
Perched in their respective
Positions, glare into each
Other’s souls, both to shy
To speak.
(c) Charles Waters 2015 all rights reserved.
Thank you, Charles! Love the specificity of Calico and Cockatoo. Nice!
Delete"Poetry is a wise, mysterious beast." Indeed!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite parts of these challenges is seeing what themes pour out. We never know what we're thinking until we write it, yes?
What cool conversationalists - makes me think of our Fiona at the window, staring at the feeder full of birds. Your bird is feisty and made me smile! xo