Sunday, March 29, 2015

A Writer Reawakened

Writing daily has definitely been a good practice for me this month.  Publishing what I write, despite imperfections even better.  I didn’t think I could do it.  Actually in February I wrote here about how I didn’t think it could be done.  Here we are with only two days left and a tapestry of my hopes, worries, and dreams have been painted with words across a page.  Today I am creating a poem from most of the titles of my writing this past month.  The poem lives for me as power that comes from allowing space for the written word.

A writer gone dormant…
a singular point of view.
The back story
lies in the long trip home.

Kindness given and received,
allowing both, and…
with gratitude 10 ways over,
belief and 
forgiveness layer by layer.

This journey
in pursuit of my hut,
with think time and long car rides.
and the power of "just" ten minutes
takes me to
my destination...

A vision of a hut in my heart,
yearning a space of my own
during my March tug o’ war.
Mixing science and spirit,
wrapped in a prayer shawl,
I enter the quiet room.
A splash of retreat gems reveal,
my container—
Writing…
Changing my world one word at a time.
     


Thank you to Two Writing Teachers for dedicating space and time for teachers and teachers of literacy to come together to share ideas, practice and life experience.


13 comments:

  1. What a great way to synthesize and such a lovely poem too! I never thought I would do it either. Thanks for being part of my journey!

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  2. Beautifully done, and beautiful reflection of the month. I remember most of these!

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  3. Lovely, the power of writing one day at a time.Thank you for sharing.

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  4. What a great idea - love the way it ended, with a line that summed up March slicing.

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    1. My writing for the past few days have all been about summing up the month.

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  5. What a cool slice! I might have to steal this structure for my Poemy Monday tomorrow. Thanks!

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    1. Feel free, Kim. I would love to read your poem!

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  6. Such a great idea. I never would have thought to do that. Kinda like book spine poetry. I might have to try this!

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    1. Yes, it kind of is like book spine poetry, using the titles of one's own work. Hadn't thought of it till I read your response. Thanks!

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  7. This is such a great invitation to go back and read some of the ones that I missed along the way. I am definitely going to try this.

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    1. Thanks, Morgan. It is nice when a month of writing all blends together.

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  8. These lines stop me:

    The back story
    lies in the long trip home.

    It's so often the back story that writing often, writing hard, writing long reveals.

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