You seem to understand my questions, but your answers make no sense to me.
That’s typical of life, isn’t it?
― Alasdair Gray
Welcome to this week’s Poetry 1o1 Rehab Prompt.
My prompt this week is PLACE.
Once again, I skate on thin ice, writing (perhaps) from the view of a pigeon, or (mibby) the observer of a pigeon, once (or twice) removed.
So, this week, write a poem to describe what it means to have a place that makes you feel safe, or a place that once did, and does nae longer.
And in doing so, show us your place, and space.
A space, and place,
in which he,
became,
so easily, dis-placed
and,
(mibby) re-placed
even, before
he, (ever) knew, his
place.
No,
grace.
Deep,
space.
No,
trace.
That face,
re-membered up,
above, in
that
(elevated) place, a
cheery,
wave, from that
(terrace), and
walking away,
thinking that place
was a good
place.
To be.
A pigeon, sitting,
on
a lamp post.
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Same mash up link:
For the bird brain relation:
Disregarded
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Still love the way you make these connections..
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interesting prompt and poem…the poem almost seems if it was excised from your Dark side series. It’s so appropo!
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Thank you Melinda…good insight…
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you’re welcome 🙂
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Wow, look out for that pigeon poo!
This poem arose immediately I read your prompt, flowed from my finger tips as fast as i could type
https://arousedblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/displaced/
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Thank you, I felt for the pigeon as it happened…
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Nice poem! Here is a link to the one that I wrote: https://noos2mee2.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/place/
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Thank you!
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Very nice!
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Thank you Amy!
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Perhaps because I have had limited experience with different external places over the past 30+ years, my mind went to the internal. “Journey or Destination” – http://wp.me/p5BCD4-nj
Andy, your poem was an interesting wander. The pigeon, a nice destination. Thank you!
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Thank you, I loved your poem too. And the pigeon was real, as well as a metaphor.
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Really! That’s good to know, about the pigeon. 😀
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I liked your poem introducing this week’s prompt–especially the cummings-esque use of parentheses and very short lines and the final image of the pigeon. Here is my customarily ‘dark’ but comedy-tinged take https://oudeis2005.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/the-river-biss/
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Thank you, I really appreciate that, and so would the pigeon I feel.
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Fantastic way of defining space with words, placement, and rhythm. And, a pigeon too!
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Thank you, the pigeon was in fact the inspiration.
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Very cool poem, Andy, and an awesome prompt. I love the way you’ve formatted this.
I kind of threw logic and careful thinking to the wind this week, racing my pen against my thoughts: https://tuckedintoacorner.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/poetry-101-rehab-places/
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Thank you, I really appreciate that, as I enjoyed putting this one together 🙂
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You poem is very creative. But then, they always are good! Thanks, Andy for offering these prompts.
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Thank you, I really appreciate that.
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Loved your poem. It really spoke to me. I am unclear as to where to leave mine. Here it is. http://susanscreativewritingandpoetry.com/2016/01/17/secret-place-poetry101-rehab-11016/
Sorry it’s so late. Susan.
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Thank you Susan, poems can be linked to the weekly post or in the Inlinkz page which can be found by clicking on the badge at the foot of the post
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