This month’s Inkling challenge was mine to create. I invited my writing group to share any poem that they may have written to This Photo Wants to be a Poem prompt. I post a photo prompt once a week on Wednesdays. My photos come from my own iPhone photos or from Instagram friend’s photos, by permission.
I enjoy the craft of writing a small poem. Many of the ones I write bring about some deeper wisdom. Often I surprise myself with these, wondering where they come from. Today I am featuring bird wisdom poems. Nature offers itself to us with its revelation of truth.
Peek in on my Inkling buddies and see what they are doing with this challenge:
Linda Mitchell
Molly Hogan
Catherine Flynn
Heidi Mordhorst
MaryLee Hahn
Reflections on the Teche 
The idea of a soul opened…by hunger. My goodness, that is deeper wisdom written beautifully. What is it about birds that make our fingers itch to write? They offer such invitations to see more every time we see them. A wonderful post, Margaret. So glad to write along with you.
Dear Margaret, I love the deeper wisdom here! Each of these photos is a stunner, too. Birds are a great miracle…and so are you! xo
Thank you for your deep wisdom, Margaret. I look forward to your photo posts every Wednesday. Always inspirational to see what you and others come up with.
“wings tucked tightly or extended wind-wide”–lovely! Your hunger poem, too–may you be fed today in the same measure as your generosity! Before me in the garden,
goldfinch seeks its analog,
bends and bounces
long stems of yellow
coneflower, seeding itself.
Such a great challenge for this month, and how clever of you to hook us (ME) on “This Photo Wants to be a Poem!” Your regularity will help me to get back into a more consistent writing routine! Thanks for that, and for the challenge!
Hey Margaret! Here is something that I call “Dad poetry” deep but simple: I dig, you dig, he digs, she digs, we dig, they dig.
Happy Friday! Jim
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Finding wisdom and solace in nature, then capturing with a photo and words feels joyful, Margaret. Like Heidi, I love the line with “wind-wide”. Have a great weekend!
Margaret, I love both of these poems but especially the second one. It is so applicable to life and to different situations! I’m glad you used photos to prompt the peer poems. You attracted me to the post, with your deeper wisdom title! Thank you for sharing.
Both of these poems offer wisdom and a wonderful, fresh perspective on the photos. I am so grateful for your dedication to sharing pictures each week and the generosity of the open invitation to participate. Most of my participation is in my notebook, but knowing there’s a prompt waiting is a gift each week. Thanks for a flexible and fun challenge!
Love these photo and poetry pairings!
Oh, your last line, “hunger opens our souls for feeding” so much is magnificently packed into those few words–for me your poem cries out to humanity.
And you give us another powerful poem with your egret–offering the majesty of giving ourselves time. I love the ending image wings extended “extended wind-wide.” And I like Molly also write to your prompts, though often am short on time for posting, thanks Margaret!
“Hunger opens our souls …for feeding” –Deep wisdom, indeed! I will sit with this delicious piece of poetry the rest of the weekend. Thank you, Margaret.
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