Welcome to this week’s poetry club tea date!
Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a quick poem based on the following line, submitted by Every Day Poems reader Sarah Snyder. The line is from the recent poem delivery You Had Not Known by L.L. Barkat.
the words would turn to body
Your Pour
Take a moment to write a poem based on the shared line. Then add to the comment box (with a touch of cream and sugar) so other club members can enjoy.
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L.L. Barkat says
If the words
could turn to body
I would hold them
like an infant
in my arms
I would feel
the cry of them
listen to the
soft-heart-beat of them
fold them
gently to sleep
in an only-you-know
light-breathed
baby dream.
Katie says
L.L.,
Would love to get your feedback on my poem below yours.
Katie
L.L. Barkat says
I had read earlier (busy day, so I wasn’t in commenting mode 🙂 ). And when I read it, and now again, I especially like what’s going on here:
“nearly inhaling ink
pixel, or frame
beyond seeing”
Katie says
you had not known
that words could turn to body
become closer than breath
more tactile than paper
messages whether in print
text, voice, image
could be felt on flesh
as bumps of shock
mind startling awake
emotions awhirl
nearly inhaling ink
pixel, or frame
beyond seeing
and reading
words could be
swallowed as food or drink
Pauline Beck says
Word turned to Body
Body turned to Bread broken
Poetry of Love
Adam Boustead says
Word turns to body, body
turns to poetry, poetry
is the bread of the soul, soul.
Found all your poems beautiful. Hope you don’t mind me being inspired copying this one at least inspired by yours. I hope it’s okay. It’s not brilliant but the best I can do. I’m afraid the starry night all the pubs are beautiful. Hope you don’t mind. Take care.
L.L. Barkat says
We love when people are inspired by others’ words, Adam.
Keep writing with us. 🙂
Adam boustead says
Mother Earth grooo from every page word turned to body. She has had enough she will teach us what it needs to care for The Garden and what it needs to weed.
Thank you for being sI generous with your work.