Painting
by Amy LV
Like many, my life during COVID has been a bit of a challenge, and I lost my regular writing schedule. Well, the truth is that when I write less, I am less happy. So now, I am back to writing a few pages each morning and spending real time paying attention to the bits of my life as possible writing ideas. Today's poem was a true surprise to me, a surprise I believe I was given because I am back at my desk, back in the ink and paper world.
This poem is about seeing something but not really seeing it. And now I am thinking about you, about things you might not really see but do see in your creative mind and soul and heart. Consider trying a poem that begins, "Last night..." or "This morning..." or "Long ago..." and just invent what it is that may have happened at that time. You are allowed to make it all true, or all fiction, or a blend of both. Because, you see, it will be your poem or story. So you choose, no questions needed. And if you like, you may include a pinch (or a truckload) of magic!
Don't forget: crossing out is a healthy part of writing. Making those scribbles and big slash lines can be a joyful and physical part of a writer's life. So....I am hereby calling such pages "Messy Happy Drafts."
Messy Happy Draft for "Surprise" - Page 1
by Amy LV
Messy Happy Draft for "Surprise" - Page 2
by Amy LV
Tabatha is hosting today's Poetry Friday roundup at The Opposite of Indifference with all kinds of puzzle goodness, from quote to book to story to poem! Please know that all are welcome each Friday as folks share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship.
May your path be sprinkled with surprises, in your days and on your pages.
xo,
Amy
Amy- I love your moon poem! It is full of lovliness and wonder. It made me think of the moon during a lunar eclipse when it holds the colors of sunrise and sunset. I have two current WIPs about the moon and I agree, we are all more than we seem.
ReplyDeleteI like that ending, Amy! Glad you are back in the ink and paper world, with a dash of the mystery-place thrown in. xo
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to read that you're back in that writing place, Amy, making magic like the moon making art. Imagination is something we never want to lose! I do love all moon poems. This is one to remember!
ReplyDeleteThis spoke to me, Amy. My dreams seem to have many threads lately. Often I wake up to the musical thread going round and round in my head. So I may have to write about it, and you have given me a little prod. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love that the way the moon finds warmth is to paint in reds and golds.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the peek into your process, the messy drafts, the magical thoughts. Personifying the moon as an artist is such a happy, magical idea.
ReplyDeleteSomeone important said something about how out of the structured habits grow the creative surprises...do you know who? There's trust involved, isn't there, to believe that if you sit down to write, if you turn on the faucet, something will trickle--sometimes gush--out. I love seeing your hand-written pages on their way to this surprise.
ReplyDeleteThanks, as always, for your process notes! I love them as much as the finished poem. So happy that your writing life has returned to you!!
ReplyDeleteThe ink and paper world has missed you, Amy. I am so glad that you are writing for yourself and students everywhere. This poem is filled with the magic that exists in a world where we can look and imagine. I have done some looking and imagining lately as I use my one word, appreciate, to see the world with a different lens.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your wonderful surprises!
ReplyDeleteYour poem reminds me of the "blood moon" that I was able to catch a glimpse of a few years ago. Yay to your writing muse calling you back, and that wonderful "Messy Happy Draft," thanks Amy!
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