Here and Gone
Photo by Amy LV
Students - Last month, I was visiting a school, and as a group of students left the library, a boy walked by me, looked into my eyes, and said, "Cardinals are angels." Later, I copied his words into my notebook.
Notebook Snip
Photo by Amy LV
When choosing a topic for today's poem, I flipped through my pages searching for a subject that felt worthy. The words of this young boy who spoke me to briefly and in passing beckoned from my notebook. I just knew. And I was thankful that I had copied his words down. Had I not, even though this was but a month ago...I would have forgotten this brief interaction.
Two thoughts for you about writing today. One - write in your notebook even when you do not feel like it. You will end up with some strange odds and ends and useless things, sure. But you'll also end up with surprising bits and snatches that may bewitch you on another day. Two - Take note of rhymes you like. Those of you who know me may be giggling at the birds/words rhyme here. I just love that word pair and have ushered it into many small poems.
And for those of you who love cardinals, this was just in yesterday's Alabama news. A yellow cardinal! I added this clip to today's post later...what a coincidence!
Video from AL.com
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Liz is hosting today's Poetry Friday roundup at Elizabeth Steinglass with a thoughtful "Why I'm Here" poem, and an accompanying invitation that writers young and old might wish to try. I am going to do so this week! Each week, we gather our posts together at one blog, so if you visit Liz this week...you will be introduced to many new poets and blogs and books.
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