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Today’s poem is pure play! I’m reading Ada Limón’s new collection, STARTLEMENT: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS, and I was taken by the first line of the poem “Prologue: This Big Fake World.” I used it as my first line and went from there. When the lines started to rhyme, I leaned into it and had fun.
Talk about leaning in and having fun…how about those New England asters and the black-eyed Susans in the corner of my garden?!? Eye-poppingly fun!
Carol has this week’s Poetry Friday roundup at Beyond LiteracyLink.
Love all the “oo” sounds in your poem, Mary Lee!
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Oh, this is such fun! What a great line to write from and I’m so glad you leaned in and went for the ride. I love “mostly bones and attitude” and Oh! the visual and auditory glory of “a yard festooned with blooms”. Those gorgeous asters and black-eyed Susans are a celebration in and of themselves! Thanks for putting a smile on my face this morning.
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Mary Lee, your poem sings with clever rhymes in the poetry playgarden. If and then brings the joy of writing while leaning in. The word choice, “festooned with bloom” brings a enchanting look to the poem. Enjoy the fun of creating poems
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Mary Lee, love how you were inspired by a line from Ada and created something so spectacular! Love the picture you painted in the first stanza and the gorgeous feeling of contentment I felt reading the second stanza! Brava!
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Mary Lee, loved the If…then form and bookshelves in every room (almost) lol. How perfectly our imperfect homes fit us:) What beautiful blooms, the asters are stunning!
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Your poem’s an absolute delight and those black-eyed susans and asters are gorgeous!! Thanks for a fun post this week!
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Love your “yard festooned with blooms”, a love poem that includes all the important parts! Thanks, Mary Lee!
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Love how you have employed assonance in your poem with great affect, Mary Lee. A clear sense of contentment pervades your words. As a reader, I get it.
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We are all thirsting for fun and thirsting for home, Mary Lee! Wonderful. Love that “mostly bones and attitude” old orange kitty.
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So much fun to get a peek into your life, Mary Lee! Here’s to books and bikes and kayaks and flowers in bloom!
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Love those bright purple asters, Mary Lee! Writing about place is a favorite for me! Thanks for sharing part of your world – we have kayaks and loads of books too!
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This poem is now distinctly bittersweet, knowing that Line 2 must now be revised, but how lovely a celebration of homeliness! Huzzah for asters and BESs!
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Ta da! I’m having a time with Word Press. I know it’s me not having patience for how Word Press wants me to do things…but argh! I tried commenting yesterday and just couldn’t get to work. But, today I was able to login. Sooooooo. I think this is a fun poem. And, we all need a fun poem right now. I mean, “the loo” ha! A superb choice of words and subject.
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Oooh, so fun and so relatable!
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Mary Lee, what a fun poem; you can tell you had fun playing with the words. The If…then structure here is great, and your inspiration line from Ada Limon is a sweet catalyst.
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