Happy Poetry Friday!
I woke early this morning thinking about my poem for today. I wasn’t prepared. I had nothing. So I searched through my notebook, hoping to come across a discarded line or phrase. I found this reference to dreams:
“Bits and pieces of unexpected memories trying to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle”
That was certainly me, trying to put together bits and pieces for a poem today.
Then I came across something that I think was inspired by a book title, The Invisible Bridge. I often use titles of books, poems, or songs for inspiration. I remember starting with a “What if” question (What if I were invisible?), then followed up with scraps of ideas, “bits and pieces trying to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle,” and this:
If I Were Invisible
If I were invisible
I’d crouch among the radishes
completely out of sight,
then make friends with the tiny mouse
who nibbles through the night.
We’d cross a bridge to nowhere,
find a field of buttercups,
then scamper home,
and curl to rest
in a cozy little nest.
Draft, 2022 Rose Cappelli
I can usually find inspiration or bits and pieces of something when I reread my notebooks. I’m glad I did this morning.
Dave has the roundup today (his first!) at Leap of Dave, where a post of mine from May is tagged. (Thanks for shout out, Dave.) Be sure to stop by for some poetry fun.
Imagine the Possibilities 
Rose, that’s wonderful. I love the idea of hiding in the radishes.
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Yes, I love hiding in the radishes also, and for sharing where you find inspiration. Thanks for posting!
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Your ‘bits & pieces’ feel like the beginning of a picture book story, Rose. “What if”
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Rose, this poem draft is whimsical. Your imagination created a just-right amount of poetry magic for little ones.
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What wonderful bits you found…so fun and whimsical and even adventurous! I’d love a tiny mouse friend. Your notebook is a rich source of ideas!
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Oh, Rose, that is lovely. I liked reading about the process you used to get inspiration. The poem is sweet and effective. I’m just picturing that invisible little critter, especially in the second stanza in the field of buttercups.
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Rose, what a terrific idea to look at titles of books, poems, and songs for inspiration. I’ll have to steal that one! I enjoyed seeing how you put your “bits and pieces” together for today’s poem. I loved not only meeting the mouse but crossing the “bridge to nowhere” with you.
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I love hearing your process from no poem to this brilliant little ditty. Your imagination and inspiration came together quite nicely.
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Thanks, Margaret.
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