07 August 2011
Sunset near Blackness Castle
When I got back to New York, I battled with boredom...big time. I mean, seriously, after spending two weeks in Scotland running around and making soul discoveries it takes a little time to readjust...
So, what did I do? I initiated a poetry game on a forum I belong to. Creating community from the depths of my boredom. Better than snacking, right???
Initially there was a really great response! People were really into creating with words.
The basic rules were simple:
Everyone contributes random words and you pick around 11-13 of them to create magic :) And do it as quickly as you can, total stream of conciousness (I was pretty loose on the rules though...whatever helped you create was more than fine).
I used to play a game on Poetry.com called, "Poetry in Motion" that was sort of the same...though there was no leeway. I think some wiggle-room is perfectly acceptable. I really loved playing that game. It helped me flex my poetry muscle every day.
I thought it would be fun to share some of the poems my friends and I came up with here. They are lovely.
This is the first one I wrote, fresh from Scotland...my mind definitely preoccupied:
I used the words: Blend, Blood, Slide, Soul, Hunger, Endless, Heart, Instant, Possess, Inspire, Penetrate, Shining, Light
(I added little words and changed tenses to make it flow the way I wanted)
An endless soul-hunger
blends with my shining heart.
Penetrating my blood
Sliding down---
Instantly possessing---
Lighting and Inspiring.
--LAM
I always think it's remarkable how much we can convey with just a few simple lines. It can be pretty powerful.
"Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen
XO