My summer poem project has given me a lot of joy… and it’s far from over. As I mentioned yesterday, I’m working on Summer Shorts, a project that combines my love of photography with my desire for poetry to be part of everyday life. Summer Shorts is writing a short poem a day, every day of summer (June 21 to September 21) based on the photo I take from the Capture Your 365 photo challenge.
I actually don’t write every day, but do take a photo every day. On days when I have extra time, I catch up, though often I find these poems practically write themselves during my walk, as words and lines come to me. I always carry a notebook, so I perch myself on a railing or park bench and capture those flighty thoughts mid-walk. Because I’ve promised myself these poems will be short, it’s not intimidating. Who can’t write 3 to 6 lines a day?
Most of the photo challenges are different each day. But a few keep recurring every month. One such is “Where I Stand.” Here’s my “Where I Stand” photo and poem for July 21st. (It happens to be the longest poem in the collection so far… a few over my required 6 lines.)
#CY365 photo for July 21, 2017 – “Where I Stand” (Photo © 2017 by V. Nesdoly)
Where I Stand
pat a dog,
photo the fog
pick a bloom,
pixel a room
chat with a friend
ponder the bend
follow my nose
to smell a rose
stop for a hare
hopping who knows where
admire the herd
find the lyric bird
be lured to tarry
and munch on a berry
my motto for a summer walk:
“Always be prepared to stop!”
© 2017 by Violet Nesdoly (All rights reserved)
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This post is linked to Poetry Friday, hosted today by our very talented troubadour Donna at Mainely Write.
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