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A Room of Her Own
Thu, Mar 13 2008
100 Words
Topic: poetry

This is a poem I wrote for a 100 word swap. I thought it would be an interesting challenge, not only to write something but also to be precise with word choice.

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Two Years Since

an impromptu gathering
one rust orange and one flaming red
branch to branch
an afternoon pursuit
and song

the 23rd came and went too
with only the vibration of wood
as evidence

what does grief leave behind
as marker or proof

the well of nothingness
grows deeper
bird call
sounds more sorrowful
hue of blood in dirt
blooms more vivid

life seems as hasty now
as ever
forgettable as last year’s nest
wasted as broken eggshells

these anniversaries
whether remembered or not
are on the path
from here to there

as we migrate
between love and death
life and flight


Posted by mary at 9:13 PM EDT
New Blog!
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Why Do I Love These People? Po Bronson - audiobook
Topic: blogness

It feels like time for a new blog. Not that I wasn't happy with my old blog... but changes are happening in my life and I want to carve out a new space.  I'd like this blog to focus more on my writing and creative endeavors, while Mary's Madness will be for the other adventures in my life.

Will I develop a split personality, with one "mommy" blog and one blog for my Other self? I hope not. But maybe readers interested in reading my poems and such don't necessarily want to read about baba's latest dr's appointment. Didn't I always say I hated that kind of "brushed my teeth" blog writing? Ah, so.

As John Haines is quoted in Into the Wild:
"The trails I made led outward into the hills and swamps, but they led inward also. Whether on foot, on snowshoes, or by sled, into the summer hills, and their late freezing shadows - a high blaze, a summer track in the snow would show where I had gone. Let the rest of humanity find me if it could."


Posted by mary at 11:34 AM EDT
Updated: Thu, Mar 13 2008 12:10 PM EDT

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