As Catherine Flynn said last week in her host post, "Wasn’t it thoughtful of April to begin on a Thursday this year, so we have five Fridays to celebrate National Poetry Month?"
It's never too late to join our private Facebook group, PARADISE PAVED, if you need a place to park your daily (or intermittent) drafting practice and get a little feedback. Just let me know if you want an invitation. Today a poem video of mine is featured at the Poetry Boost website, thanks to Michelle Schaub, and today the Progressive Poem concludes at More Art 4 All with Michelle Kogan!
Matt is our host for today at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme--see you at the grand finale!
Oh, how beautiful...the deity of April to call forth poems from her children. This is a really lovely draft, Heidi. "Truth bent for action." That's you in a phrase. It's been fun this month...and, I'm a little bit weary. I look forward to May and a dose of summer.
ReplyDeleteLove the voice in this, Heidi! Looking forward to reading the final version, should you decide to continue working on it.
ReplyDeleteLove this! You have given us a happy look at the coming months, built on a poetic spring. I'm adding this one to my list of favorite April poems.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this. I'm in for a poem every single day!
ReplyDeleteOh, lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh, April--she is quite the goddess in your poem!
ReplyDeleteYour incantation to "let each Friday fill with blooming arguments for hope, for refreshment, for truth bent to action" is wonderful, Heidi! There are so many lines to love, but I think my favorite is "the serious frolic of poetry!"
ReplyDeleteAmen and amen.
ReplyDeleteI watched your poem yesterday just to see your sweet face. I love this poem, the voice of it, so inviting and understanding and hopeful. Having so many more poems in the air is cause for celebration!
ReplyDeleteI love "the serious frolic of poetry" and Friday's "blooming arguments"! Thanks for this perspective!
ReplyDeleteLet it be! I don't write poems every day, but I do read them every day. This is a luscious foretelling of wonderful things to come, Heidi! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem, Heidi! Poetry is for ALL the months...and all the Fridays. ;)
ReplyDeleteGlorious poem, each stanza builds and gets richer, Amen or as I like to say Ah Woman—And I love the "cicada song and simmering senses!" When you have a moment, let me know how I can access your Paradise Paved poetry group on FB, the link here won't let me in, and I couldn't seem to find it last month, thanks Heide!
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