Sep 09
Child in tow…
The fourth assignment from 30 Poems in 30 Days . Poetry of place…
Get out of the house and write in a new place. Write about the place you choose to go to. Don’t just rely on what you see. Describe the smells, the tastes and the sounds if you can. Try to give your readers a full picture of the place you choose.
I have discovered
you cannot write
a poem
at the beachwith child in tow
with sand in fist
with weak waves lapping
still coldwith gulls crying
with hand tugged
while watching
first wet feet.You cannot write
a poem
at the beach
when it isnew and seen
with new eyes
fixated on the sand
the texturethe damp sinking
movement
beneath pink
feet.Not while you
teach him
to shake and shake
it offteach him not
to eat it
point to birds
pointto waves
to people
unseen by eyes
fixated.You have to cheat
and write
when he is home
in bed.
