repost for @TheSpineView:
Here are the January prompts for #PoetryMatters
Everyone is welcome to join in. To play, post a picture of a poem, song, quote, or whatever you feel matches the prompt. Don't forget to tag me in your post.
Have fun and Happy New Year!
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Thank you @TheBookHippie for the wonderful items that you sent to me. Your generosity is heartwarming. Because of you, Ms. Christine, I have my very first book sleeve. I have wanted one for so long! The leather bookmark is a treasure. And the poetry books…Keats and Dickinson are favorite poets of mine and Lang Leav is a new-to-me poet. I shall be settling down with old comforts and exploring new realms. Thank you!💕
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I braved the long lines at the Post Office this morning to mail the Poetry Swap Package to you, Ms. Christine. I can‘t wait for you to receive it and hopefully enjoy the selections that I made for you. This was so much fun. I already have great anticipation for the next time around.
Thanks ladies for hosting!💕
wed mar 3 21 // #poetrymatters // prompt "Cake" @TheSpineView
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mon mar 1 21 // #poetrymatters //prompt "Cabin" @TheSpineView
Cabin in the Woods // Ariel
Don't enter the empty cabin
that breathes in the dark;
its maw of a door
sucking in absence
and silent, slithering sounds of dust moving.
It even eats up the sound of the clock;
its hands move silently,
gears that won't give away their presence
even with a whisper that could be heard
by the gathering dust, the waiting dust.
So much dust, blanketing [...]
I just came across this website this past week. It includes a range of poetry offerings and if you sign up for their newsletter, you are sent a free poem everyday! I‘ve read about a dozen of the poems and they are beautiful and the authors are from diverse gender identities, age, racial, and cultural backgrounds. Really loving this!
So many awesome events starting November 1! 🎉📚
I‘m reposting all the ones I‘ve seen so far.
#poetrymatters hosted by the fabulous @TheSpineView
Post a poem a day that somehow relates to the daily word. It‘s fun and a great way to explore poetry and poets.
#PoetryMatters - Weep:
❤️
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
❤️
#PoetryMatters - Thankful: Practicing thankfulness EVERYDAY even when life is trying and times are tough. Praying my way through it...always believing and trusting in God‘s grace and mercy!
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#PoetryMatters - Whisper: I watched a movie a long time ago that I can recall only one thing about it...a scene with an old man sitting on his porch looking out over his land and listening to the wind blow through tall prairie grass or it might have been fields of wheat - that part is a blur, but he said it sounded like the earth‘s soul whispering to the day. I have forgotten everything else about that movie, but I‘ve never forgotten that line.
#PoetryMatters - Party: Colorful leaves swirling, falling, floating, dancing - partying in the autumn winds!💨🍁🍂🧡
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#PoetryMatters - Truth: The truth must dazzle gradually or every man be blind.
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#JazzyJune - Peaceful Poetry: “Peace, a presence, an energy field more intense than war.” I guess this requires a different imagination. The vision is lovely!
Poem Source: Poetry Foundation
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#PoetryMatters - Earth: I like this place.🌍 I hope we find a way to take care of it and each other.
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#PoetryMatters - Fear: Like this poet I have a list of fears. Not quite this extensive, but existing none-the-less. I try to limit how often they can present themselves and interfere with daily living.
Today (Shopping Frenzy Day)..I fear large crowds in small spaces.😳
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#PoetryMatters - Autumn: It felt like we bypassed fall and went straight from summer to winter. One day it was hot and the next day it was cold and blustery. It took 21 days into November to feel like fall weather...cool clear days filled with the rich warm colors of a resting landscape. I prefer spring and summer, but autumn is a visual wonder to behold. Photo Credit: Autumn abstract by Fabienne Monestier
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#PoetryMatters - Kingdom: I remember reading this poem as a child (maybe around 10 years of age) in my room under the blanket with a flashlight after bedtime to prove to myself that I wasn‘t afraid of the dark. I thought it was scary back then and now I find it quite beautiful.
Read Full Poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44885/annabel-lee
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#PoetryMatters - Rise: I know this is the obvious choice, and I don‘t doubt that it was probably selected several times over BUT in good conscience I could make no other choice. This is a favorite poem and poet.
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#PoetryMatters - Vanished: Sometimes we think a good thing has passed us by, only to discover seconds later or many moons later, that we were touched and significantly impacted.
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#PoetryMatters - Home: In my search I actually thought I had selected the poem that spoke of memories connected to your parents and siblings in your childhood home...I can‘t even explain what happened. But Anne depicts what a home should be for every person...a place of warmth, protection, peace, understanding and love. And though our travels may take us far from there, if such a home exist, it shall remain a beacon and you can always return.👇🏽
#PoetryMatters - Crossing: I have a long list of people that I think it would be pretty cool to stand where they stood for just a moment and reflect on their contributions to this planet and then carry their hopes and gifts beyond that place.
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#PoetryMatters - Time: Songwriters are poets, right?
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#PoetryMatters - Young: My Son speaks his mind without much thought of what comes after. He is young. I hold on to many words as I consider their construct, their good, their impact in the world. I am not so young any more....at least to make youth an excuse.
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#PoetryMatters - Sun: Langston Hughes is the poet of my childhood. This is the first poem that I committed to memory by him. Years later I heard Yolanda King (Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s daughter) recite it at the opening of a lecture series about the impact of her father‘s speech, I Have a Dream, on current affairs.
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#PoetryMatters - Shadow: All existence will be questioned in the shadows of my being. The soul seeks its release from what my eyes are seeing.
- standing naked
- bathing in pure light
- in search of inner peace
- between the shadows and light
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#PoetryMatters - Remember: I fear loss of memory and hope more than anything.💔
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#PoetryMatters - Wind: Today the wind blew a snowstorm right out of the valley.💨❄️ Yay to that!
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It‘s been a rough week with my mom in the hospital. Now she‘s back home, and I made us a steaming pot of tea. While she sleeps, I decided to relax by rearranging my bookshelf. These are a few poetry books I decided to keep instead of passing it on to my college juniors.
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Thank you @jenniferw88 this is a great idea! #FavoritePoetSwap
1. Absolutely OK with both. Don't mind multiple editions of faves & would love to be introduced to your faves. Except Rupi Kaur, Lang Leav, etc. as it's not my thing.
2. Yes! Plus Goodreads
3. Hot chocolate
4. Mmm, chocolate 😁 Dark is my fave but milk is fine, too! Not a fan of white.
5. Not sure who else is participating but I think @LazyDays has kindly tagged us all :)
Does anyone know of any good poetry collections out there? I read a lot of Tyler Knott Gregson; I've read Milk and Honey. I want some more authors along these lines. The conversational, stripped down poetry.
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