Kerry asked us to write a poem influenced by T.S. Eliot-a prelude type poem.
Her suggestions:
If we are to write a prelude of our own, what should it contain? Here are a few suggestions:
- Focus on setting: place and time in terms of date, day, year or season.
- Lyrical poetry: descriptive and mood-driven rather than narrative.
- Style: Eliot chose Stream of Consciousness, more abstract than concrete, so select the approach which would best suit your intentions.
- Intention: Leave the reader with the sense that this was an introduction. Set the scene for an imagined main body of writing, but do not write the second part.
I am reading the book The Aviator's Wife...I just started it. I thought of the era and what a young woman might feel like saying good-bye to her husband, as he soars above her. It is the story of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, a poet and author. Yes, she was married to the famous, Charles Lindbergh. His mistress was the sky!
Down On Earth
Strawberry juice stains her fingers
red rimmed circles align her eyes
her posture droops in the midday heat
the plane hums and darts above her like a white falcon
playfully soaring and gliding
her gray drab dress
doesn't share his joy
as she waves both hands towards the kite blue sky
horizon's view of yellow blurred by the sun's winking eye.
© Ellen Wilson
Comments
You're such an inspiration.
Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly
Great poem :)
Enjoyed the prelude of a reluctant wife, waving both hands towards the sky ~ Hard to compete with the sky as the mistress ~
K
my ideas out. I truly do enjoy writing but it just
seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are generally wasted simply just trying to figure
out how to begin. Any suggestions or tips? Kudos!
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Maggie-Thank you! Yes, gray does set the stage of wonder-Why?! :D
Loredana-Thank you! Yes one life down to earth the other in the clouds...?! It does make one wonder. My husband's mistress was the sea-Navy. So, I can relate a bit!
Kay-Thank you! I am happy you like it :D
Hedge-It is a tightrope dance when lives are not lived together! I kinda lived that, myself ;D Thank you!
Aprille-Yes, plenty of drama down on earth! ;D Thank you~
Sherry-Thank you! I'm waving my Strawberry stained fingers at you, lol. Actually the plane woke me up...I love watching the dance of wings tilted in the sky! ;D lol
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Grace-Thank you! I hope to do better-regarding Blue's photo. Yes, this peacock is near my Farmer's Market and his name is Blue. I want the ultimate shot...lol Yes, two lives lived mainly separate-a difficult journey, for sure :D
Kerry-Thank you for this challenge! It has made me rethink some things I have written~ I started the book, but it is my day in this poem! The plane is a crop duster, bright yellow and the pilot is such a show off. I long to fly when I see his or her tilted dance ;D @>------------
Mark-Thank you! Yes, it is ;D I had to compete with the blue sea. One becomes sick of blue n' gray when at sea for so long. Green becomes their favorite color-the grass and the trees!
Mary Ann-You are shouting because the plane is loud, lol! Thank you so much!!! YOU made me SMILE BIG!
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Mary-Thank you so much!
L.Diane-Yes, she is...
Shelly-Thank you! Oh, do try again-so fun~ It is a secret language! See, my poem included my day, but you wouldn't know that unless I shared ;D Hugs to you and sorry I ate the Chocolate, but I have Strawberries?! lol
Alex-Thank you Captain! ;D Color rules
Susie-Thank you so much! :D