It's my turn to catch the Progressive Poem today, juggle it a little, and toss it on to the next player! Organized by Irene Latham of Live Your Poem, this piece has grown itself a six-line stanza of longish lines and a good strong rhythm (though a variable meter). It's a poem about writing, about the movement and sound of words as they dance across the page, sometimes in a "solitary samba," then whispering as they come together in a "jitterbug and jive."
This image of words in motion was expanded yesterday by Catherine's new twist--she took Linda's swing and sent it to the circus! This turns up the volume (and makes me a little hungry for popcorn and cotton candy)...and I'm keen to maintain the internal rhyme, too. Here goes...
When you listen to your footsteps
the words become music and
the rhythm that you’re rapping gets your fingers tapping, too.
Your pen starts dancing across the page
a private pirouette, a solitary samba until
smiling, you’re beguiling as your love comes shining through.
the words become music and
the rhythm that you’re rapping gets your fingers tapping, too.
Your pen starts dancing across the page
a private pirouette, a solitary samba until
smiling, you’re beguiling as your love comes shining through.
Pause a moment in your dreaming, hear the whispers
of the words, one dancer to another, saying
Listen, that’s our cue! Mind your meter. Find your rhyme.
Ignore the trepidation while you jitterbug and jive.
Arm in arm, toe to toe, words begin to wiggle and flow
as your heart starts singing let your mind keep swinging
of the words, one dancer to another, saying
Listen, that’s our cue! Mind your meter. Find your rhyme.
Ignore the trepidation while you jitterbug and jive.
Arm in arm, toe to toe, words begin to wiggle and flow
as your heart starts singing let your mind keep swinging
From life’s trapeze, like a clown on the breeze.
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Over to you, Mary Lee, and thanks to Irene and the authors of lines 1-13 for all the possibilities! To watch what feats the poem performs next, follow the schedule below. Also, don't forget to keep reading below for today's 30days30words one-word-a-day poem--things are getting interesting!
April Progressive Poets, Day by Day
1 Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
2 Joy Acey
3 Matt Forrest Esenwine
4 Jone MacCulloch
5 Doraine Bennett
6 Gayle Krause
7 Janet Fagal
8 Julie Larios
9 Carrie Finison
10 Linda Baie
11 Margaret Simon
12 Linda Kulp
13 Catherine Johnson
14 Heidi Mordhorst
15 Mary Lee Hahn
16 Liz Steinglass
17 Renee LaTulippe
18 Penny Klostermann
19 Irene Latham
20 Buffy Silverman
21 Tabatha Yeatts
22 Laura Shovan
23 Joanna Marple
24 Katya Czaja
25 Diane Mayr
26 Robyn Hood Black
27 Ruth Hersey
28 Laura Purdie Salas
29 Denise Mortensen
30 April Halprin Wayland
Swinging upside down, throw and catch new sounds--
Over to you, Mary Lee, and thanks to Irene and the authors of lines 1-13 for all the possibilities! To watch what feats the poem performs next, follow the schedule below. Also, don't forget to keep reading below for today's 30days30words one-word-a-day poem--things are getting interesting!
April Progressive Poets, Day by Day
1 Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
2 Joy Acey
3 Matt Forrest Esenwine
4 Jone MacCulloch
5 Doraine Bennett
6 Gayle Krause
7 Janet Fagal
8 Julie Larios
9 Carrie Finison
10 Linda Baie
11 Margaret Simon
12 Linda Kulp
13 Catherine Johnson
14 Heidi Mordhorst
15 Mary Lee Hahn
16 Liz Steinglass
17 Renee LaTulippe
18 Penny Klostermann
19 Irene Latham
20 Buffy Silverman
21 Tabatha Yeatts
22 Laura Shovan
23 Joanna Marple
24 Katya Czaja
25 Diane Mayr
26 Robyn Hood Black
27 Ruth Hersey
28 Laura Purdie Salas
29 Denise Mortensen
30 April Halprin Wayland
On to the circus! I like the image of the sounds going back and forth. We try them out, say them aloud, try to pick out the best sound to set in to our poem or song. I am amazed at the movement of metaphor in this poem. It's fun to watch it grow.
ReplyDeleteI like this line very much Heidi, especially carrying on the movement and back to playing with words! Nice!
ReplyDeleteYay for all the motion in this line, and yes, metaphor! Well done, Heidi, and we'll see what Mary Lee has to add next. Thank you! xo
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Heidi! I see words flying through the air!
ReplyDeleteUpside-down indeed! Nicely done, Heidi - thanks for sharing your thoughts about the poem, too.
ReplyDeleteOoohhh, so good. Solid images we can grab hold of.
ReplyDeleteThe lift and swell of energy...love this line!
ReplyDeleteGreat movement in your line, Heidi! It's so much fun to see what each person brings to the poem each day!
ReplyDeleteLove all the internal rhyme, especially the latest lines from you and Catherine! The motion and rhythm is terrific.
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