Love Approaches (and Poetry still tumbles)

May 30, 2008 | Filed Under Life balance, Poetry, Poetry Tumble | 2 Comments 

Twenty-seven poems, all tumbled from one line in the midst of a poem by a poet who writes with truth. His line became the first line of my first poem in this tumble, and the last line of each becomes the first line of the next, connection or not, at Muse’s whim.

Curious who started my tumble through words? His poem (and name!) and my twenty-seven poems, in order written, are found under the Poetry Tumble tab at the top of the page, or simply click here.

27. Love Approaches

an unlocked heart
beckons love to its inner sanctum

but mind

could

still interfere

for reason voices its opinions,
formed long ago
now fed by worry

and others

and so, it is time to stand
tiptoes at precipice

Swan dive out of danger
with grace,
if you must

cartwheel headlong into love
with joy
if you dare

mind will adjust in time.

MeeAugraphie
05/30/08

The Key - Poetry Tumbles Again

May 20, 2008 | Filed Under Poetry, Poetry Tumble | 2 Comments 

This is a continuation of my Poetry Tumble that began with one line from a poem written by a poet who speaks from within in honesty that may be too much at times for some - perhaps because we see ourselves? It was a beautiful line - and though I would like to say all my words were as beautiful as his line I chose to use, well, many weren’t.

Each time a whim or boredom captures my attention, I revisit the last line of the previous poem in the series and use it as the first. Sometimes the two poems connect, often they do not, that is the fun in it for me, they go wherever they wish. I do not plan them - and sometimes dislike where they go, but I love doing it. His beautiful poem is reprinted with permission on my Poetry Tumble page - and for those curious enough to see all the places his line led me, his and all twenty-six of mine are found in order written here. Who is the poet whose line inspired me so? Click that link!

The Key

at relationships of the human kind
we sometimes scoff
or throw our hands up

not needed
too much effort unrewarded
no time
why bother?

until the day
we are needed
and appreciated
and wanted

and found
by another human being

our books, computers, hobbies, studies
take a back seat from their place at our side

our dogs, cats, fish, and birds
hear stories told in a different voice

one that comes from
an unlocked heart.

MeeAugraphie
05/20/08

Poetry Tumbles Onward

May 4, 2008 | Filed Under Poetry, Poetry Tumble | Leave a Comment 

I have added poems 19-23 to my Poetry Tumble Page. That is where the first line of the first poem was a line used with permission from another poet’s poem. (Revealed on Poetry Tumble Page!) Each poem thereafter begins with the last line of the previous poem. Occasionally one might relate to the one before, but definitely not all the time! I normally post each poem also within my blog posts, but as I am behind, I will merely post one here. To read them all in order written and therefore see the path followed - or to just jump around and read one or two, click here, please, Poetry Tumble. I have to tell you, it is quite hard to resist just writing nonstop until no more words flow. Thank goodness prompts and other responsibilities jump in.

21. Concrete to Shatter

which is concrete?
your heart or your mind?

I must know with no further delay,

for if it is your heart
I shall hammer away at it
with flowers and chocolates and words
meant to caress your skin

for if it is your mind
I shall first pound it
with strong waves of words
meant to smash your barrier

and then allow my words to lap gently
at the fringes of your soul

MeeAugraphie
05/04/08

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