vox poetica
poetry for every day
Poetry is the lifeblood of creative expression, the perfect union of sound and image, and it finds its way into every element of human communication. It is read in books and heard in song, but it resonates also in the bark of a dog or the ring of a bell (think Poe!).
Notice the poetry all around you, attune your ear to it, and incorporate it into your every day. Then take what you hear, transcribe it to the page, and share it with someone else, because poetry is written to be spoken.
Notice the poetry all around you, attune your ear to it, and incorporate it into your every day. Then take what you hear, transcribe it to the page, and share it with someone else, because poetry is written to be spoken.
(written in response to this photo, 3/2010)
By Sara Fryd
Little sister dear, little sister
Listen to my stories of Alice and Dorothy
Of Ruth and Naomi
Countless heroines
Women of honor, of grace
Of beautiful eyes and wondrous hearts
Who ride in carriages drawn by golden horses with manes
The color of the light in your hair
I'll remember for years to come
When I grow older and wish for gentler days
Like those we share today
An instant of time
Seconds that remain in our hearts
Staying hidden, next to the left ventricle
Where I shall carry you always
I promise
Little sister
Listen to my whispers
Discovering letters and words
To share with you
That I am only learning myself
Knowing that I will always be your heroine
For one
Little sister, little sister
Check today's words for daily postings, words to linger on for biweekly postings, and poemblog for archived postings. Want to be inspired? Spend time at the prompts page! Let the words you find here make you think and feel, let them make you want more, let them lead you to your own writing. It's just poetry, it won't bite (well, sometimes it might bite, but only in a good way).
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Any nonoriginal works published here are cited as accurately as possible and are posted for informational purposes and not for commercial gain.
Annmarie Lockhart, editor of vox poetica, has been reading and writing poetry since she could read and write. A lifelong Bergen County, New Jersey, resident, she lives two miles from the hospital where she was born.
