I realized this week that my ArtSpeak: Animals project so far has been a bit heavy on mammals. So today I have a reptile for you!
Fun fact: I thought chameleons were amphibians...but no! Because they do not undergo metamorphosis, and they are cold blooded with scaly skin, they are reptiles.
And since I've (pretty much always) got creativity on my mind, here you go! Thank you so much for reading.
Creativity is a Chameleon
quiet
as it absorbs
sun-flood
of new ideas
tail curling
each eye circling
still
until sticky tongue
zipzaps a fly
radiant
as a thousand colors
shift,
shine
quiet
as it absorbs
sun-flood
of new ideas
tail curling
each eye circling
still
until sticky tongue
zipzaps a fly
radiant
as a thousand colors
shift,
shine
- Irene Latham
"quiet" "still" "radiant" - perfect words in perfect places.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful picture, isn't it? I love all that you gave to your chameleon, Irene, a "shift, shine" for sure! Happy Friday!
ReplyDelete"radiant as a thousand colors shift" -- wonderful poem, Irene!
ReplyDeleteI love that the chameleon is absorbing new ideas. So often we use chameleons as a metaphor for fakey fitting in, rather than having strength and principles. This is a more positive take.
ReplyDeletezipzaps! Oh, I need to share this one with students. I love it. And, not only is this a new animal...but it is a "Noun is a..." poem. I'm liking these.
ReplyDeleteYou got that just right!
ReplyDeleteOh I love the "sun-flood of new ideas."
ReplyDeleteditto Marcie! Now I want to hear from the chameleon about those ideas. :)
ReplyDelete"shift, / shine" is definitely how it feels when the answer comes! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love that picture so much. "each eye circling" yes :)! xo
ReplyDeleteI always revel in the word choice in your poems. Here sun-flood, zipzap, radiant, shift, shine.
ReplyDeleteI'm enchanted by "sun-flood of new ideas." Oh, Muses, send me a sun-flood! :)
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