Slice of Life Challenge Day 17
The Poets and Writers prompt for poetry this week was this: “There are 15 lines presenting themselves to you today. Use them to craft a poem.”
So I grabbed some lines while I checked email, blogs, and Facebook. This poem reflects a weird collection of what I read.
15 Lines Talking to Me Today
Words are swimming in my head like little nuggets of time;
words of wisdom, words of observation, words of passers by.
I trust this wisdom is full of magic.
The simple things are the most extraordinary
if only we could see them.
Make a choice with one hand on your heart.
Look for sheep and the shepherd will care for you.
When a pigeon is nesting in the eaves, open the window.
The chicken is innocent though the pile of feathers is telling.
We can make our lives easier if we just listen.Take these words and make them inchworms,
the caterpillars of geometer moths.
Let’s kench (laugh loudly) together.
You should know, no matter what else,
you are my sunshine.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from my dog Charlie. We went to a dog walk in the park yesterday to support our local Humane Society. He’s all kerchiefed and ready to walk.
My schnoodle, Charlie, says “Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”
Reflections on the Teche 
15 sweet lines straight from life. Thank you for sharing.
You chose some good ones, Margaret. I immediately wondered if you have a favorite. I like this one: When a pigeon is nesting in the eaves, open the window. Seem like good advice, a metaphor for letting things go instead of worrying so much about them. Thanks for doing-very fun to read!
The pigeon line was actually someone complaining on FB about pigeons. I added the open a window. Poetic license is a good thing to have.
I liked this idea of collecting lines. I may go back and try that with the blogs i visited today. Your poem so spoke to me.
Cool idea. It appears you can make poetry out of anything. 🙂
Agree – cool idea. It would be interesting to do it over time and see if certain themes are really sticking to your surface.
It’s funny you say that because I started another one.
A great exercise in noticing. As always, constructed with clear intention! I like how sheep/pigeon/chicken play off each other. 🙂
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And to you Charlie, almost as as I miss your friend Petry. We’ll walk soon.
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