The azaleas are blooming. Spring is finally here.
For this slice, I collected lines from other bloggers to create a SOL Spring found poem. At first I thought this would be an easy way of getting out of writing; however, I had to read quite a few blogs (never a bad idea) to get these lines. Then to decide how to put them together. In the end I enjoyed the exercise, but it was not easier than writing.
Because these words
have to tell the truth.Each time I step outside,
I feel hope.
Something is different.
The silence gone.
I hear the snow crackling.
The ground breaking.The clouds seem to have made a window.
I look out to a beautiful blue sky
Springing forward.The pitter-pattering is punctuated
with swooshing and swishing of cars.
For already they have forgotten the dark.
Lines from Tara Smith, Catherine Flynn, Cathy Mere, Kim Doele, Meandering Maya, and Write Kim Write, and Julie Johnson.
Nice! Seems like a fun excercise!
As I’m watching it post I’m seeing excercise and thinking “stop!” “Exercise!” But nothing can bring it back!
Funny. I had to go back to even notice the mistake. I’ve done that more times than I can count. Thanks for stopping by. (BTW, voted for you in the MM Poetry. You amaze me.)
There is powerful energy in your poem! Perhaps the words of many create an even more powerful message.
I love the idea of how you wrote this! What a beautiful result!!!! YAY Spring!!!! (I’m ignoring the forecast for snow later in the week here!)
I can see how this would be a task. But so interesting and what a beautiful mosaic in the end. I recognized Tara’s line before the credit. Once I saw the names, I remembered Catherine’s. I had to read this several times. Twice looking for other’s words, once wondering at how you put it together, twice reading it as its own piece.
Wow, Margaret, this turned out amazing! I can imagine it was a lot more work than it seemed at first! It paid off – beautiful!
Yay, springtime
I can’t believe how well the borrowed lines fit together! It’s great! I’m sure it was a lot of hard work but the benefit sure pays off well!
I agree with Dana, Margaret – this was an adventure, but one with a big pay off.
It all started with your pitter-patter. I held that line in a word document waiting for the others to come. Thanks for being an inspiration.
I love the alliteration in the final verse. Did these words come packages together like that or did you pull them together? Either way, it is a playful way to end and contrasts nicely with the hopefulness of the last line.
I kept the integrity of each line without adding anything. The pitter-patter, swoosh, swish is Tara Smith’s. That was the first line I stole because I love alliteration.
This is lovely, Margaret! And I agree, found poems seem like a quick proposition, but they can be quite a challenge. Thank you for sharing your poem and your flowers. Spring is trying to loosen winter’s grip, but it will be a while before anything is blooming.
Love this! I’m hoping to create a found poem from a book like Catherine did this week.
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Margaret, this is the first poem on springtime that I read so far. Keep it close because once I have winter whispering up, the spring challenge will appear.