tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post4865935507062282918..comments2023-05-31T10:47:00.444-04:00Comments on Poetrepository: MamaMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-77234536020073483832016-04-16T10:06:19.424-04:002016-04-16T10:06:19.424-04:00I have definitely "forgotten" to water l...I have definitely "forgotten" to water lately. Lovely (and indicting), Kevin!Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-76808842772240046292016-04-16T10:04:48.518-04:002016-04-16T10:04:48.518-04:00This is so beautiful, Carol. I especially like the...This is so beautiful, Carol. I especially like the wordplay (life/life spirit) and the "green/brush/against/my fingertips." wow.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-81982532820945060502016-04-16T10:01:35.300-04:002016-04-16T10:01:35.300-04:00Mary Lee,
This story continues to amaze me, this c...Mary Lee,<br />This story continues to amaze me, this connection between a mother and a daughter. I can sense Mama's wish for more of a connection during these difficult, lonely times.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-16641091210548881352016-04-13T06:27:28.428-04:002016-04-13T06:27:28.428-04:00I definitely know who forgot to plant their poems ...I definitely know who forgot to plant their poems and write in the morning (says she who has been scratching the dirt, scrabbling words together every night around 9!)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-89790800288551734282016-04-13T06:03:23.314-04:002016-04-13T06:03:23.314-04:00Is the title of this poem "Confessional"...Is the title of this poem "Confessional"?Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-16951317917091809912016-04-13T05:59:10.287-04:002016-04-13T05:59:10.287-04:00Oh, Carol! I love this with all my Eastern Colorad...Oh, Carol! I love this with all my Eastern Colorado heart!! PERFECT!!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-13910919948729073732016-04-13T05:24:42.445-04:002016-04-13T05:24:42.445-04:00Mama wants to know
who was it who forgot
to water ...Mama wants to know<br />who was it who forgot<br />to water the plant<br /><br />Mama wants to know<br />who was it who forgot<br />that poems get planted<br /><br />in spring<br />and arrive<br />in early summer<br />full of bloom and ideas<br /><br />but need watering<br />and wondering<br />and wandering to reach<br />their full potential<br /><br />Mama wants to know<br />who was it who forgot<br />to write this morning.<br /><br />--KevinDogtraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079631702744063837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-63674150478716176792016-04-12T22:54:41.574-04:002016-04-12T22:54:41.574-04:00I love how you are stringing all of these photogra...I love how you are stringing all of these photographs together. I can't wait to see where this story is going. <br /><br />"Green"<br /><br />the prairie<br />in fall<br />so much brown<br />brown<br />browngold<br />goldbrown<br />gold<br /><br />the prairie<br />in winter<br />so much<br />white<br />bluegray<br />whitebluegray<br />white<br /><br />when i cannot bear<br />the monotone palettes<br />any longer<br />i plant<br />drag clay pot<br />from window<br />to window<br />following<br />weak winter sun<br />drip water<br />over dry dirt<br />and wait<br />to feel life<br />life spirit<br />green<br />brush<br />against<br />my fingertips.<br /><br />(C) Carol Wilcox, 2016Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.com