Poetry month, day 24
For this Tuesday Platform at "imaginary garden with real toads" we are offered the suggestion of writing twitter poetry, within the 140 character limit. Here's mine:
In that lost part ...
I do occasionally write twitter poetry (or tweetpoems) and am grateful to Sanaa, today's prompter, for not specifying a poem of exactly 140 characters. This leaves room for me to include the hashtag, which I normally do.
In that lost part ...
In that lost part of morning
just after first light
I forget not to think of you.
You're linked now
to birdsong, and rosy sky.
#tweetpoem
I do occasionally write twitter poetry (or tweetpoems) and am grateful to Sanaa, today's prompter, for not specifying a poem of exactly 140 characters. This leaves room for me to include the hashtag, which I normally do.
The poem is untitled, but this post had to have a title, so I made it the opening phrase.
Yes, the poem has been posted – hashtagged and untitled – to @SnakyPoet on twitter.
Nearly a year later: But I have now deleted my twitter account, after years of using it less and less often.
Nearly a year later: But I have now deleted my twitter account, after years of using it less and less often.
This is absolutely stunning, Rosemary!💜 I love the idea of one being linked to "birdsong, and rosy sky".. Thank you so much for writing to the prompt.💜
ReplyDeleteThis is so tender and such a lovely thought “you’re linked now to birdsong, and rosy sky”
ReplyDeletelost part of morning... love that! beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, no your will not forget.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous !
ReplyDeleteI wish I had written this! Love it!
ReplyDeletevery well done.. you stayed within the parameters but it still spoke of tenderness perfectly''' try as I could I couldn't stick to 140... :)
ReplyDeleteThis reminded me of the line "birds like tender babies in her hand" from the song MaCarthur Park. Lovely poem, Rosemary.
ReplyDeletethe birds could not have sung it better - elegiac
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning poem. "Lost part of the morning"....I love this
ReplyDeleteThat lost part of morning...love this line. Overall a great tweetpoem.
ReplyDeleteIf longing had a mouth, this one would make it scream. Memory can be such a terror when it comes to loss. What do we do when we can't keep down from singing with his voice, from touching our skins with his warmth...? So many emotions, in such a short bit. Yum!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Rosemary!
ReplyDeleteYou're linked now
ReplyDeleteto birdsong, and rosy sky
A good start for the day, Rosemary!
Hank
Lovely, heartfelt, and -- yes -- brief.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem
ReplyDeleteMuch🌼love
Wow! This tweet poem is packed with image and emotion.
ReplyDeletelost part of morning and "forget (not) to think of you.... love the not. Very moving in so few words! Nice.
ReplyDeleteStill love your pivotal line:
ReplyDeleteI forget NOT to think of you.
You've tweeted my innermost thoughts - thank you Rosemary!
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