It’s Poetry Friday and the round up is here! Thanks for stopping by.

My April Poetry Project was to write a daily tanka in response to a poem from my morning reading. I didn’t have much experience with that form so I thought it would be a good exercise. Some days were harder than others, but I’m happy to report that I was successful in writing the tankas. I did, however, let my inspiration come from things other than the poems I was reading. That helped me remember that there is inspiration all around and that poetry can be found everywhere.

Here is one in response to the Artemus II splashdown:

four brave astronauts
traveled higher, farther…then
a perfect splashdown
connecting again to earth
renewed in understanding

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There were surprises, too. After reading “On Finding a Turtle Shell in Daniel Boone National Forest” by Jeff Worley on George Bilgere’s Poetry Town, I was reminded of my first classroom and the turtle we kept for a brief time. I have no recollection of where he came from, but I have a distinct memory of returning him to nature.

Classroom Pet

He lived in a box
munching on lettuce and leaves.
A curiosity,
but not the life he deserved.
We waved as he ambled off.

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At Easter my grandchildren visited. I was thrilled when six-year-old Nina not only took out her journal to write but suggested I get mine so we could write together.

Together

We write together.
Flowers march across the page,
words woven in stars;
sharing dreams and ideas
in thoughts connecting our hearts.

Thanks for visiting today and for the support and encouragement of this community. Together our words have the power to make the world a better place. You can leave your link with Mr. Linky and I’ll be back to respond.