tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post7723245976522819320..comments2024-03-29T06:16:09.260-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - RictameterTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-13690253821290387602015-11-04T14:36:33.429-05:002015-11-04T14:36:33.429-05:00You
You are
the crest upon
a robin’s chest, the ...You <br /><br />You are<br />the crest upon<br />a robin’s chest, the blue<br />in a bluebird’s feathery nest. <br />You’re the song I sing when I go to sleep,<br />the words I pray my soul to keep<br />when I need to be strong… <br />and if I’m not—<br />you are.<br /><br />-- (c) jgk, 2015Julie Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882810450575183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-2626642152141386932015-11-04T08:23:54.592-05:002015-11-04T08:23:54.592-05:00So you wrote "Light and Shade"--beautifu...So you wrote "Light and Shade"--beautiful!KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-29292196941867935812015-11-04T02:05:01.896-05:002015-11-04T02:05:01.896-05:00Everything I did (and everyone of these I read wit...Everything I did (and everyone of these I read with the exception of Kate's) sounded like statements not poems. Maybe I just don't get this form.Jane Yolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614445497209111557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-64152650158093985142015-11-02T08:48:20.480-05:002015-11-02T08:48:20.480-05:00Last Night
Last night
the cold showed up.
Now the...Last Night<br /><br />Last night<br />the cold showed up.<br />Now the grass and flowers<br />believe that it’s fall. But not me.<br />Yesterday the sky sang blue. The sun shone<br />like a kindergartner drew it,<br />like it should have a smile.<br />(It was so cold<br />last night.)<br /><br />—Kate Coombs, 2015<br />all rights reservedKateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.com