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21 October 2015

Asked to Write on Gravity, I Find Myself Unable


It's Spring in Northern Rivers
and the jacaranda's out.
The sky is wide light blue,
the ocean's warming up.
The boys are in their singlets,
displaying their tattoos.
The girls are in their pretties
with short and floaty skirts.
The breeze is fresh and playful.
I'm eating fish and chips.

The only kind of gravity
I'm conscious of today
is that which holds me to this ground
where I am glad to be.

















The Midweek Motif at Poets United this week is Gravity.

 (I'm calling this a 'sonnet variant' because, while it's not one of the recognised sonnet forms, neither is it free verse exactly – and it does have some sonnet features.)

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18 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 October 2015 at 14:41

    Ha... My response was the same. Lovely poem. I have not written mine. I might have to share in yours because that is exactly what I see and feel too (800 kms south:)

    Rallentanda

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  2. Mary21 October 2015 at 21:58

    Ha, it is nice to experience those optimistic days when one's world is greening and the mood is light! Oh, how I wish we were in the opposite season right now. Smiles!

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  3. Anonymous21 October 2015 at 22:23

    Fish and chips can make me float that's for sure... What a pleasant springtime scene.

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  4. Jae Rose21 October 2015 at 22:51

    Au contraire - i think you have just described how it feels to be connected to oneself and the world and the simple pleasures it can offer...on which note fish and chips..yum!

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  5. Susan21 October 2015 at 23:10

    HaHaha. I love days like that! And I love the bounce in this poem which helps me see the narrator's spirits lift!

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  6. Sanaa Rizvi21 October 2015 at 23:43

    Such a pleasant scenario :D we should definitely be grateful for gravity that helps hold us to the ground. Beautifully executed :D

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  7. Sherry Blue Sky22 October 2015 at 02:20

    I love it, Rosemary. Such a beautiful scene, an air of lightness and playfulness. All that and fish and chips too. Lucky girl!

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  8. kaykuala22 October 2015 at 03:12

    With both feet firmly on the ground and being very sure of oneself. That is how it is and how it should be! Great lines Rosemary!

    Hank

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  9. tonispencer22 October 2015 at 08:11

    Both feet on the ground and our heart in the skies - and now I want fish and chips for dinner - the American version since that's all we have here. To be by the ocean and reveling in all that sun and water and fun!

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  10. Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger22 October 2015 at 08:59

    Sweet place to be--feet firmly on the ground, heart open! Off to read your interview--I missed it the other day--

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  11. Old Egg22 October 2015 at 09:42

    How beautiful are the simple things in life that so many of us take for granted. Your poem expressed this so well.

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  12. Truedessa22 October 2015 at 10:47

    Rosemary, This sounds like a lovely day to be grounded in and I say enjoy the moments.

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  13. Myrna R.22 October 2015 at 11:53

    You describe a serene type of grounding. Nice.

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  14. claireylove22 October 2015 at 21:46

    Sometimes, when there's nothing forthcoming, youve just got to write about where youre at 😀

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  15. Hannah23 October 2015 at 04:36

    Mmm...fish n' chips make my day, too and the scene you paint is so light and airy...love the contrast from the topic. :)

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  16. Gen Giggles 23 October 2015 at 05:20

    That sounds like a good day.

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  17. Anonymous23 October 2015 at 13:23

    this is just lovely! and how I wish it was spring here instead of fall

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  18. Intelliblog28 October 2015 at 14:57

    What a beautiful evocation of a peaceful and lazy day, Rosemary. Lovely poem!

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