Image Source: Ship Mary L. Cushing by William G. Yorke (via Wikimedia Commons)
This poem was written for A Prompt Each Day, a daily dose of inspiration. For today’s prompt, we were given an image (the one above) to inspire our writing. I took one look at it and said – “Meh, I will skip this one”. Don’t get me wrong – I love boats (although one time when I decided to go whale watching in California I got seasick and the trip seemed to drag on forever). I absolutely love photographing boats – although we don’t see any where I live in the mountains. The picture just didn’t speak to me.
I decided to be a good blogging citizen and although I did not write for the prompt – I checked what others wrote. That was when I came across Philip Craddock’s poem – I was mesmerized. Now – I read a lot of poetry – I love it. He had this amazing idea to create a poem in two distinct voices. I think he did an amazing job – and suggest you stop by his blog to read it.
Haiku – where do I start? I hardly write haiku – I used to when I first started learning how to write. I definitely love a good haiku – but I am way too wordy for it (sorry, but it’s true). I decided to write this poem in response to Philip’s poem.
Wondrous water blue
Gentle waves crash on your shore
Lead me home to you.
Not expecting a standing ovation – as I said – I’m not much of a haiku writer but I couldn’t help myself.
© S. J. 2015
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Short but sweet. Like it. 🙂
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Thanks. I’m having one of those days when short is necessary!
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Know the feeling. I wrote one poem today which I’m probably going to delete/make a draft in about 5 mins as it cuts too close to the bone. Did you want to read it before I do or should I go ahead and delete it now?
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Sure will. Is it on your blog?
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Are you disappointed? I really think it is a wondrous poem. It just needs a bit of work. Sometimes I write something and revisit it later to make it way better than I ever intended. I would love to see what you make of it – and would be sad if you deleted it or tucked it away.
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No, not disappointed – just that unlike many of my poems it is a true story and so I need to protect the not so innocent. 😉 It was something I had to write to exorcise the demons I guess but that doesn’t necessarily mean it should stay on view forever. Saved as a draft though, so who knows? Perhaps when all this is a distant memory and I’m on a sunny beach somewhere by myself or with someone new, it might magically reappear. 😉
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When still raw – emotion hurts. It’s good that you got it down on the page. A good step toward healing. It really was nicely written. You truly have a way with words. Here’s hoping there is much happiness on the horizon!
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Thank you. Fingers crossed. 🙂
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I hope you don’t mind the traffic. I really did like your poem a lot – and thought it deserved attention. Sorry!
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No apology necessary. 🙂 The more traffic the better. Where did you reblog it/publicise it?
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On my poem page. Read the print before the haiku.
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Haha – blind as a bat I guess. 😉 Went straight to your haiku. Thank you. 🙂
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I like the attempt 🙂 But to be honest, (and this isn’t to make you feel bad), I think it shows that the image didn’t speak to you. It missed the rhyme and the joy of your previous takes 🙂
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Well – haiku usually doesn’t rhyme. However – I truly think in rhyme all the time (okay – that was not intentional). I like poetry to be something that rouses the senses and haiku just doesn’t do that for me. No bad feelings – it is good to know who you are and what makes you tick. It is interesting to see that others can feel that in your writing.
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Oh no no no. I didn’t mean to say that you should have made the haiku rhyme 🙂 I know that it doesn’t 😀 Maybe it’s just that, from whatever I’ve read of you at APED, it felt more restricted than what I have loved reading from you. Not to take away from the attempt at all.
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No harm – I know what you mean. I think when we follow a writer’s work at some point we know them better than they know themselves. That was what I was saying. Haiku is not me at my best. I need flow – and sometimes rhyme – I need emotion (whether humor/sadness/despair). I like my writing to have purpose – to rouse the soul. Writing haiku – for me – is just like trying on a hat that just doesn’t fit me as well. I have nowhere to soar.
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I loved this post! Related to so much of it: wanting to pass on the prompt, and being a “good blogging citizen”–too familiar! And last but not least, a fine haiku!
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Thanks. I read a lot of things I like and hope to share more in the future.
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Nice take on the prompt
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