Saturday, June 12, 2021

Wordsmith




 

The world spinning

I don’t see

When I am in the zone.

Words are all I have

To weave art

To create

 A quick restart.

Maybe it is out of fashion

To get your hands dirty

With all the ink

and  mental stink.  

Fragility is art

I cup the words with my

Tired hands

And when it stands

On its own merit

I show it off like simba.

Sometimes I just let it dry out

And adorn my wall.

Other time I just mush it

Into senselessness

And devour the meaningless of it all! 


For the awesome picture prompt by Sunday muse  

and sunday pantry in Poets and Storyteller's United

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15 comments:

  1. BalajiJune 12, 2021 at 7:57 PM

    Excellent read

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  2. Carrie Van HornJune 12, 2021 at 8:48 PM

    You have used the metaphor of words and clay perfectly here! Poetry that all poets can relate to deeply. Glad you joined us this week!

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  3. qbitJune 13, 2021 at 2:31 AM

    "Other time I just mush it / Into senselessness / And devour the meaningless of it all! " Sometimes all one can do. For me, more often than not...

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  4. Old EggJune 13, 2021 at 4:19 PM

    Words are good but eyes, touch and scent are even better.

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  5. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJune 13, 2021 at 5:04 PM

    I have often thought that poetry is like sculpting – so why not pottery?

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  6. colleenJune 13, 2021 at 6:50 PM

    I like the idea of cupping words in your hands. I want to splash my face!

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  7. indybevJune 13, 2021 at 9:05 PM

    The art of creating a poem, spinning the words, shaping their message.... so like creating a beautiful vase.

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  8. indybevJune 13, 2021 at 10:38 PM

    Cupping words in our hands and tossing them up to see where they fall presents a happy pasttime, each toss different from the last!

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  9. HelenJune 14, 2021 at 1:11 AM

    OH!!! I love this. Words weaving art is wonderful .... you have.

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  10. robkistnerJune 14, 2021 at 2:50 AM

    And devour the meaningless of it all!
    The quest of it all! Strong piece!

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  11. ms_liliJune 14, 2021 at 6:56 AM

    I like the metaphor of the potter with the wordsmith.

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  12. MarjaJune 14, 2021 at 7:02 AM

    Great I especially love 'I cup the words with my Tired hands' and 'Sometimes I just let it dry out And adorn my wall.'

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  13. C. SandlinJune 14, 2021 at 6:00 PM

    This renders the physicality of writing in a wonderful metaphor.

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  14. Susie ClevengerJune 15, 2021 at 1:08 AM

    Writing is as physical at times as it is mental. I've found myself pacing when I can't seem to "mold" words into the art I wish it to be. Love this!

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  15. purplepeninportland.comJune 16, 2021 at 5:38 AM

    "And devour the meaningless of it all"

    Wonderful close to this spinning piece.

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