It was only a dribble this morning,
not much more than a fine mist,
letting us get from house to car
almost dry — but now
we can hardly see out the glass
as the squall hits fierce and fast,
the gutters fill and the road itself
seems almost to flow
and I am thinking how strange it is
that I got to be the chief driver
these days, and how accomplished
I’ve finally become
as small waterfalls from the hill
gush onto the road and spread
and I manouevre the slippery bits
and we arrive safe.
30 Poems in 30 days, 2010: 30
Prompt: A poem that takes place inside a vehicle
good on you! there's no better confidence builder than keeping at it.
ReplyDeleteexcept I suppose when it demoralizes by piled failures.
but you're no shrinking violet but glorious blooming one. the difference is largely a matter in inner talk?
Oh Pearl, many times in the past I wriggled out of it! But yes, when having to, the inner talk is vital.
ReplyDeleteLoved reading through these today Rosemary - such inspiration! Where did the concept 30 poems in 30 days come from and where do the prompts come from - sounds like a challenge I might like to try!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janine.
ReplyDeleteThe prompts came from John Hewitt's Poewar (Writers' resource Center) site. The url that takes you straight to the right page is http://poetry.poewar.com/
There is also a 'chapbook challenge' starting today at Robert Lee Brewer's Poetic Asides site http://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/ (and look in sidebar for November PAD Chapbook Challenge 2010). This also involves writing a poem a day for a month, and afterwards you have a chance to enter a competition to get the best of them published in a chapbook.
John Hewitt issues his challenge every September; Brewer also does likewise every April. (Neither of those includes a chapbook comp.) I generally do all three.
It is possible to participate in all of these in whatever way and to whatever extent suits you.