This is the final entry in my 180-post series! You can check out all the entries here. It's been a bit brutal, and some weeks I wasn't sure I wanted to go on... but I did, and here we are. Hooray!!!
For 2019 I'm running a year-long series on my blog in which I share my responses to the writing assignment prompts found in THE BUTTERLY HOURS by Patty Dann.
I welcome you to join me, if you like! I've divided the prompts by month, and the plan is to respond to 3 (or so) a week. For some of these I may write poems, for others prose. The important thing is to mine my memory. Who knows where this exploration will lead?WINDOW
Window
A poem is a sheet of
glass
Tucked between wood
frames.
Your world will be
transformed
When you peek
through the panes.
Lift the sash just a
crack,
Catch the scented
words.
Breathe deep the new
syllables
This moment has
stirred.
Now find yourself in
the glass,
trace reflection
with a finger –
These lines are made
to shift and turn,
Embrace the ones
that linger.
Work it till it
sparkles --
Even clouded glass
can shine.
Discover the beauty
that happens
When streak and
light entwine.
Take it line by
line,
Be transparent with
your heart.
A poem isn’t
choosy –
sunlight or
moonbeam: start.
- Irene Latham
Happy Holidays, and thank you so much for reading.
You did it!!!!! So impressed! xo
ReplyDeleteYES! Thank you for being a faithful reader, dear Tab. xo
ReplyDeleteI love your poem. It reminded me think of my window/ars poetica poem here: https://thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com/2012/04/poetry-friday-stained-glass-windows.html Congratulations on your project! I've enjoyed reading along!
ReplyDeleteIrene, congratulations on completing your project. This poem is such a beautifully rendered one that is contemplative and alive with the poetic spirit. May your sabbatical be filled with lots of writing and relaxation. Happy Holidays, Irene. I look forward to hearing more from you and your writing in the future.
ReplyDeleteHooray for you!! You did it!! LOVE your final poem; your sweet spirit shines through. :) Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely poem! I'm going to miss this series. Wishing you and your family a joyous holiday and a happy, healthy new year. xo
ReplyDeleteLove your window poem--(and really, it is a window and mirror poem?) Congrats on sticking to and finishing your project. Wishing you joyful holidays, and a world transformed in the new year.
ReplyDeleteI've loved this writing journey of yours, Irene - bravo! These lines really resonated:
ReplyDeleteWork it till it sparkles --
Even clouded glass can shine.
Enjoy the happiest of holidays!!!
Brilliant....I love poems about poetry. And, I love challenges. Congratulations for completing this challenge. I hope it has given you lots of good material for what comes next for you. I am especially taken with the scented words...and tracing oneself in the poem. So......lovely.
ReplyDeleteIrene: Amazing, all your writing! I cannot keep up with your challenge, but I love checking in when I can. Thanks for sharing, and have a wonderful, restful and peaceful holiday.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing your project! I enjoyed your poem! Have a great 2020!
ReplyDeleteI like the imagery in these lines,
ReplyDelete"Discover the beauty that happens
When streak and light entwine.
Be transparent with your heart.
A poem isn’t choosy –"
Congrats for moving ahead with this challenge Irene. Wishing you a Merry Holiday with lots of Cheer! xo
Love the metaphor!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is Amazing! : ) Do you know your accomplishment is a pane of glass tucked between the frame of the year? Look within and through at all you learned, and thank you for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteDoing a happy dance for you, Irene. Wow! What an accomplishment. I so love that you chose window., as it is through various windows at home that poetry out of doors often captures my attention. Cheers! -- Christie https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/
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