Now if I write
and go on writing,
what will happen next?
Will the air fuse
with my regrets and hopes
and give them colours?
Or shall I end up
with a sad scrap of nothing?
Couldn't resist another stab at the 'allegro' for Play it Again at 'imaginary garden'.
Showing posts with label allegro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label allegro. Show all posts
27 September 2015
Impatient for the Inner
quickly she goes,
allegro she cries,
it’s the middle of the night
and she wants her dreaming
to hurry –
to scurry into corners of light
of night, of unbelief
become believable – fast!
Ram's Head, White Hollyhock - Hills, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1935, oil on canvas
This poem was composed at a rush for the Play It Again prompt (allegro), at 'imaginary garden with real toads'. We had to do 8 lines in 1 minute! And we had to include the word 'allegro'. Everything is just as written in that minute – in the middle of the morning, not the night. (The title came later.)
We were invited to choose a painting to use. I chose this one because it's dreamlike (and because I love Georgia O'Keeffe) but I did that after writing the poem; the poem is not in any way inspired by the painting.
allegro she cries,
it’s the middle of the night
and she wants her dreaming
to hurry –
to scurry into corners of light
of night, of unbelief
become believable – fast!
Ram's Head, White Hollyhock - Hills, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1935, oil on canvas
This poem was composed at a rush for the Play It Again prompt (allegro), at 'imaginary garden with real toads'. We had to do 8 lines in 1 minute! And we had to include the word 'allegro'. Everything is just as written in that minute – in the middle of the morning, not the night. (The title came later.)
We were invited to choose a painting to use. I chose this one because it's dreamlike (and because I love Georgia O'Keeffe) but I did that after writing the poem; the poem is not in any way inspired by the painting.
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