A Few More Water Poems
I wrote this for Laura’s Shovan’s Water Poem Project. On Day 15 Chris Baron challenged us to look beneath the surface of water. Apparently that was truly challenging for me. As you can see I saw a lot more above than below.
I was even more off topic on Day 9 with Kat Appel’s challenge to write a solage. A solage is a humorous three line poem. The first two lines rhyme. The third line is one word that adds a twist. My twist was leaving out the water!
Meta-solage
You say this poem has to rhyme?
Breaking rules is my favorite crime.
Free verse.
Elizabeth Steinglass
Today I also have a poem at Tabatha Yeatt’s blog The Opposite of Indifference. She is running a series for National Poetry Month, poems with the theme What I Wish You Knew. I am feeing incredibly grateful to Tabatha for thinking of this and organizing it and to the writers for sharing their experiences.
I hope you’re all hanging in there. I had some definite mood swings this week, but we are healthy and safe and together. I hope you and yours are well.
Amy has the roundup at The Poem Farm. See you there!
Liz
Liz, I loved your poem over at Tabatha’s today. And I like your water poems. .Your first one could describe our pond — especially after rain has washed the leaves and straw around the overflow pipe and around the edges. I did not know about the solage form, but it looks like fun to try
I didn’t know about the solage either before Kat’s challenge. This is my first one.
I really have enjoyed these prompts and seeing your daily responses. You help me write better!
Your poems have been wonderful!
So many great images in your water poem! There’s so much that is taken for granted in our streams and ponds. Clever twist at the end of your haiku. Nice work.
Thanks, Janice.
I like all your meanderings into the poem challenges, Liz, & love the idea of that ‘tarnished mirror”. And happy that you are all doing well!
I was pretty happy with that tarnished mirror. I’m so glad it stood out to you too, Linda.
I’m going to have to try a solage! There are chorus frogs in the urban wetland in our neighborhood. So much fun!
I say ANY poem that comes out of a poetry prompt means that you’ve accomplished the goal! And these two definitely hold their own. Giving you a virtual pat on the back, Liz. 🙂
Ah, that pond surface. Your words reflect it perfectly. And your free verse…thank you for the much-needed giggle. So much goodness to you and yours. May words sustain us during this time. xx
You’ve been a busy poet this week, Liz. Your “under the surface” poem makes me picture young frogs in the pond, their eyes just peeping above the water, almost looking like algae!
Liz, I loved your poem at Tabatha’s blog, and then I loved these ones too. What a bonus to have three poems from you in one day. Your solage made me laugh out loud. I find challenges tricky, so I love that you used the rules as your twist!
All of your poems hit the mark. I love thinking about ‘tadpoles going about their day’ while the rest of the world implodes. We’ve had moods and then some going on over here too. Sending you a virtual hug. 🙂
I spent some time at our pond yesterday, contemplating that “tarnished surface” and the “tadpoles go[ing] about their day” underneath. Your poem captures the scene perfectly! And I love the sly humor of your solage!
I’ve so enjoyed seeing your poems on Twitter, Liz! (Which reminds me, I haven’t done today’s yet. Oops!)
I like the textural quality in your pond-poem and image Liz, and your “Meta-solage” is fun! Glad you are all well, thanks!
Liz, your poem, Pond, has so many layers of descriptions that I enjoyed reading it several times. I never tried a solage but then again, I don’t think I am a humorous person. I did like your twist.
Thank you for all your writing this week! I love your “logjams of straw” and also the tadpoles going nonchalantly about their day.