Happy Poetry Friday! This poem is #9 in a Poetry Friday series of poems about poems and #114 in my quest to write and post a children's poem each day for one year.
As many of you know, the market is difficult for poetry right now. Today's poem is simply a response to this harsh environment, a reminder to poems that we love them.
Today's Poetry Friday is hosted by Breanne at Language, Literacy, Love. Please head over there for the complete weekly roundup of poems and poetry-joy...just waiting for readers like you.
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So many great lines here. Oh, that last stanza! Wow! "before I heard your cry/ I was lonely too." You are amazing!
ReplyDeleteYes, your poem and mine really talk to each other today! Poetry (art, music, literature) might not be popular in the marketplace, but they are all still so essential for LIFE.
ReplyDeleteLove your poem, Amy! And your project of a poem a day for a year is fabulous! That last line really brought it all home. Thanks so much :).
ReplyDeleteOh -- I'm in love with this poem. It reminds me of William Stafford saying that getting up early to write every morning was the only way he could catch the poem. As if they are flying around on the air, just waiting for a poet to listen to what the poem wants.
ReplyDeleteDear Linda, Mary Lee, Jama, Toby, and Laura,
ReplyDeleteI feel so fortunate to have my poetry friends visiting and commenting today. Thank you! Don't you feel like the poems really do just fly around waiting for people to give them a cuddle? Hooray for Poetry Friday, a day to snuggle poems and poet-friends too!
A.
Amy,
ReplyDeleteI loved your ending!
For poets, poetry sustains our lives. We are rich with words!
Laura Evans
Amy, what a lovely bittersweet poem. It made me think of those little school friends who come to class, some of them, feeling uncared for... Mmmm. As always, beautiful, meaning-packed words, my friend.
ReplyDeleteLaura,
ReplyDeleteI agree...we ARE rich with words! I loved reading your thoughts on AUTHOR AMOK yesterday and look forward to more of this conversation.
A.
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Lynda,
Thank you...I miss you, know that?
'Looking forward to holding your book.
A.
I like this one. It 'spoke' to me :)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your gentle words. Poems are good friends...
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