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The Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ You Had Not Known

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

the tea

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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Looking for more inspiring lines? Check out the Every Day Poems poetry club room, where we feature additional favorite lines submitted by readers.

You Had Not Known by L.L. Barkat

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  1. L.L. Barkat says

    August 13, 2020 at 2:56 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Katie says

      August 14, 2020 at 1:05 pm

      L.L.,
      Would love to get your feedback on my poem below yours.
      Katie

      Reply
      • L.L. Barkat says

        August 14, 2020 at 6:32 pm

        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”

        Reply
  2. Katie says

    August 13, 2020 at 8:55 pm

    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

    Reply
  3. Pauline Beck says

    August 21, 2020 at 4:16 pm

    Word turned to Body
    Body turned to Bread broken
    Poetry of Love

    Reply

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