Self-Talk in Sky
Drawing by Amy LV
Students - Where did this little verse come from? I honestly do not know. Last evening I was writing in my notebook and jotted the line I tried to do a thing I did not think that I could do and then I just kept following word after word after word and those wordy breadcrumbs led me to the small cottage that is now this poem.
I do write by hand, and writing the drafts for this poem ended up as quite a messy experience with crossouts and writing over writing and words spilling from page to page linked by arrows and lists of rhyming words. There was work...and too, there was mystery. See, even though I did the work here, I am still somewhat surprised by the poem. (Where on earth did the kite come from?) Writing is indeed mysterious like this. We do work, and still we can be surprised by which lines choose to land in our hearts and on our pages.
This week I suggest writing a bit each day in a notebook, write bits about what you see and think, write about your wonders and hopes. List words you love, and listen to the part of you that is whispering good ideas. By doing this regularly, you will always have writing ideas just waiting for you to shape into the pieces you are meant to write.
This week, Sarah Grace is hosting the Poetry Friday roundup over at Sarah Grace Tuttle with happy news about her redesigned website (including resources for teachers!) and an original poem titled "Hitchhiker". Each Friday, all are invited to share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship in this open and welcoming poetry community.
I wish you the strength to hear the words that help you become the you you most wish to be.
xo,
Amy
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