Lizzy recently put out the call again and I said I was game. Then she suggested that we both write a poem with the same line, "the cherry blossoms grew with pride," and see what happens.
Here is Lizzy's poem.
The sun rises on a new dayPeace is felt throughoutThe beauty is astoundingand the elegance takes your breath awayYou have been waiting for this moment,for their grace,their delicate charm,their polished artistry.The cherry blossoms grew with prideUnaware of all they representedLoveAffectionThe arrival of SpringA glorious new day has arrived.An untouched journey begins
And here is mine.
I drove in the dark
You and your friendsUp the escalator summitComing out in the bright morning sunThe day the cherry blossoms grew with pridePride evident everywhereRainbowsThrongs of happy peopleTriumphantSigns bearing witness“I’m a lesbian too”“I love my gay son”And when we reached “God hates fags”You said, kiss meKiss me.
I realized why reading this, that this is the first time my poetry has been on someone else's blog! VERY EXCITING! thanks woman! xoxo
ReplyDeletei heart Lizzy!
ReplyDeletegentle readers, how can you not love a poet named Lizzy Danger who lives in Medicine Hat, Alberta? go read her poetry.
ReplyDeleteI truly wish I knew more about poetry. I'm really lacking in this department and have so much to learn. Where to begin????
ReplyDeletehey Memoirista, do you need help with reading poetry or writing it?
ReplyDeleteif reading, try this, a wonderful anthology that contains some of my very favorite poems:
http://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Wing-Anthology-Reading-Writing/dp/0394743644
i got that book in college for a class and i still refer to it, reading and re-reading.
if you need inspiration to write, ask me or LizzyDanger for a line, or find your own. it's fun to try writing, springing off a line or a few words that bring something to you. a challenge. Lizzy's cherry blossom line instantly evoked a time and place for me that i was able to describe.
thank you for stopping in at the RS!
"And when we reached “God hates fags”
ReplyDeleteYou said, kiss me
Kiss me."
I love how these lines bring me down, then up again.
aw. yes, exactly. kiss to you!
ReplyDeleteewww, god hates fags, i hate that sign!! *definitely* in on the kiss me kiss me!!! LOVE the way you captured that moment, on birds' wings; so light, decidedly!
ReplyDeletethank you for visiting! and thank you.
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