I read the earth
like a book
no library card
required
sense the music
in shake of jack pine
branches
bolted on
‘gainst wind
as if it could break
not just bend them
©Lorraine
qkj #30: use all these words: bolt, shake, pine, required, music, break, earth, book, senses (may use other forms)
painting: Pine Island, Georgian Bay (1916) by Tom Thomson
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January 31, 2017 at 10:51 am
what an opening …. I read the earth like a book … and then it just keeps going and gets so deeply in to it …. beautiful :)
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January 31, 2017 at 11:18 am
One of those — looked at the list of words and the opening sentence emerged.
Been thinking of jack pine trees lately, so it kinda flowed from there.
Thanks.
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January 30, 2017 at 1:32 pm
I love this whole beautiful poem.
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