The prompt for day 25 of NaPoWriMo was to write a poem beginning with a line from another poem. I was going to skip it, and then all of a sudden, this popped in to my head. Thank you to Ogden Nash for his poem, “The Jellyfish”.
Jellyfish by Meg Kirkwood
The NaPoWriMo prompt for yesterday, in honor of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, was to write a sonnet. So here is my first sonnet:
Shakespeare Sonnet 2016 by Meg Kirkwood
Mary Oliver is a Pulitzer Prize winning author. This poem is a lovely example. You can read more in her beautiful book, Dog Songs.
The Sweetness of Dogs by Mary Oliver
Another Monday, another flight. But because its Poetry Month, this travel day generated a poem.
In Flight by Meg Kirkwood
Ogden Nash is one of my all time favorite poets. Poems of his like this role around in my head all day long, every day. So this is probably just the beginning of my treatments of Mr. Nash’s most brilliant word play. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
The Seagull by Ogden Nash
A.A. Milne helped define what my young mind thought of as poetry. I think he still does. This poem is called “Happiness”.
Happiness by A.A. Milne
I was introduced to the poetic form of the “lune” today. Like a haiku, but it has a 5-3-5 syllable pattern. This is my first lune.
Some days you only have time for a haiku.
This weekend I found a lovely little book in a used book store called “Herd”, poems by Julia Shipley. Many of the poems are about farm life, and some about cows. Her piece, “The Process”, has a section titled April 7. Even far away from a farm, I felt the cold air.
April 7 from “The Process” by Julia Shipley
I lost a dear friend Tuesday, and the world lost a wonderful person. She was a co-conspirator in my Poetry Month celebration, and she was looking forward to April. I decided that I had to write a poem, just for her. For those who knew her, I’m sorry for your loss, and for those who didn’t get to know her, I am doubly sorry for that loss. This is for Kay.
