Some claim April rain (Grace of Words like Foam on Waves)
brings the blossoms of May, but
trees here are hasty
like youth, ardor unrestrained ( Margaret - Art Happens 365)
eager for springs first sweet kiss
Sakura blossoms (Kerry O'Connor of Skylover)
In the arms of old man tree
Drops of moonlit milk
showgirls will perform a dance Ella's Edge
inspired by Moon light's embrace
her graceful waves in Laurie Kolp Poetry
a risque spring ballet, legs
kick the darkened sky
stars wink at rainbow feathers Susie Clevenger of Confessions of a L.G.
that tease with each fluttering
My full heart flutters, Mary of Writing in the Bachs
I become dancer and dance
under April’s moon
and a blossoming cherry
in the sweet, full warmth of May Kay, an Unfittie
And we, resting far Sunflower Shan (Shanyn)
north where snow still flies and melts
await midnight sun.
Grace has challenged members and contributors at the writers group Imaginary Garden with Real Toads to write a group poem with alternating stanzas, 5/7/5 and 7/7.
I have been reading the others, and have been certain I had nothing to contribute, but finally decided to try.
12 comments:
Beautiful Kay! I love that you added May ;D
Welcome back home! I hope all is well~
So cool, now it's my turn...hope I can do it justice!
Oooh, great addition Kay!
What a fun idea! And I love your contribution - it's quite beautiful and evocative.
Isn't it amazing how this all came together so quickly. Such an exciting process.
Kay- I love what you have added!
I love your contribution!
It has been intriguing watching this poem develop through the day.........each stanza perfectly works with the preceding one and moves it forward and the culminating lines by Kay and Shanyn are wonderful (thank you for adding our Canadian reality, hee hee!) Great work, kids! I worked today so didnt have time to try to leap in between stanzas, one needs time and a sharp wit to do that, am sadly lacking today, hee hee. Beautiful work.
A suggestion if we do this again. It is really helpful to see the whole thing as it evolves- perhaps each person posting could copy the verses that precedes hers or his, add theirs, and the next person could do the same, so one can get a sense of the direction without having to flip back and forth. We're learning as we go along........
Wonderful, Kay, thanks for speaking up for Canada. Very helpful also to have the whole thing posted. Thanks.
And you lead us all closer to summer...
Looks great. I have to respond to Sherry, here, though--the intent is NOT to look at the piece as a whole when we are making our individual contributions. When we do it this way, we end up with one central theme instead of several threads and the ability to explore new directions.
I'm pretty pleased with how it's going, and can't wait to see where it ends up, though! Thank you for your puzzle piece. :)
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