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Post is in response to Open Link Night ~ Week 37 prompt from dVersepoets, hosted by Natasha Head.
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dVersepoets Prompt – Open Link Night ~ Week 37
hosted by Natasha Head :
natasha’s intro-prompt essay is a nice read into one poet’s sense of the need to create
“At this point in the realm of the real world, I have been put into the position where I am able to live my nightmare…and I’m surviving it. Each punch and kick to the teeth are just poems waiting to be written, and all I have to do is make it to Tuesday where I get to share, to lighten the load and find the inspiration within YOUR words to carry me through.”
i’ve always felt dverse poets pub is one of the more supportive arts sites i’ve come across, maybe the most in terms of poetry itself –
my recent expansions into the digital world only continue to strengthen that belief 😉
at this late time, to still submit to this installment of open link night, one hundred forty-nine poets have submitted work for their peers to review and enjoy
there’s a level of trust and respect needed, that builds that kind of response, and dVerse poets pub has just that –
below, is my own little bit of experiment, mixing dialog and description, dropping prose into poem, and hinting at atmosphere
should i have added a pinch more adjectives? similes? exposition? an image? imagery? music?
could i have? yes, but should i have?
sometimes the freedom to simply play with a feeling, find an idea, and swatch a few lines, is all i really wanted / needed to do –
this time 😉
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Late Winter Watch(ing) in Vermont
being from texas
specifically the gulf coast
where winter in march means
finally
wearing a coat
seeing flecks of white float
into view
is
like stumbling onto “white christmas”
on tv middle of summer
so when, it being just above freezing
with windchill down to the teens
and i see college kids,
older folk, and
all in-
between
wearing a hat, or not,
nine out of ten
times
predictable by gender
i try to understand
“the girls’ long hair must keep them
warmer”
i glance back through the window and see
long curls cued longer
by the wind
no, my wife says, shaking her head,
see they’re wearing their big
heavy boots
with the cute fake-fur look
around their
ankles
– hmmm, no light bulb –
“their feet must get colder than their
necks then,” i suggest –
my wife, sniffling from her cold
stops
looks at me a moment
says,
no that’s not it
i set the pot to make her hot tea
then
quietly, go back to our wide wrap of windows
our pie slice panorama
and watch for the next set of heads, cap-less or hatless
© 2012 felipe adan lerma
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A nice slice of americana. Much language around temperature and elements, hot/cold, and man’s adaptations.
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thanks matthew, much appreciated! esp with a person with such a keen eye for certain hair colors 😉 nice work there too 😉
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It is definitely interesting to see the evolution of your thoughts while putting this poem together, from the exploration of Tashtoo’s introduction, and your thoughts on how else to structure and embellish the poem – more adjectives? adverbs? – and finally to the finished work.
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thank you samuel, i like how you saw the flow of the post, i appreciate it 😉 best wishes!
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haha give it up man…we will never figure that one out…no more than adults will figure out why teens do what they do…we seem to forget when we get older eh? thanks for always popping in adan…see you soon….
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“we will never figure that one out” – right on that! 😉 thanks brian 😉
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smiles…how could a man ever understand a woman’s dressing habits…and talking about teenagers…ha…your wife of course…she understands…smiles
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oh yes 😉 i read my wife the poem, then your comment, and she got this huge grin 😉
re a woman’s dressing habits, i can only go back to “hmmm, no light bulb here”
thanks claudia 😉
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