each breath
secures the high harmony
an anchor in a gale
blowing dust
off the mantelpiece
standing on tiptoes
clouding the mirror
with a steady
in
and
out
Kim M. Russell, 18th April 2017
Image found on Pinterest
On Day 18 of The Poetry School’s NaPoWriMo prompts, we’re getting started. I’ve linked this post to Imaginary Garden with real Toads Tuesday Platform.
Ali Lewis says that getting started is the hardest part of writing, so let’s get it out of the way by either generating a completely random new sentence from a Random Sequence Generator or choosing a sentence that appeals to us from a nearby book, without thinking too hard about it.
When we have the first sentence of our new poem, we have to lineate it in a way that adds meaning and then write the whole thing, finally (optionally!) deleting the first sentence.
I chose to use the Random Sentence Generator and got ‘The breath secures the high harmony’. I didn’t delete the sentence but changed the first word. Because it’s such a short sentence, my first draft is a micro poem but I think I’d like to develop it later.
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a steady breath is a good sign I think….even with a clouded mirror.
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Kim, your poem has the feeling, of a mindfulness breathing exercise, after an anxiety/panic attack, in reminding oneself, to breathe, and center our core, through the exercise.
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Thank you for reading and commenting!
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This is soo incredibly calming..❤️ it gives a sense of well being.. that which comes after surviving a storm!❤️
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Thank you, Sanaa!
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You got a lovely starter sentence, and you did interesting things with it. I never would have guessed if you hadn’t told us.
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Thank you, Rosemary!
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Reblogged this on O LADO ESCURO DA LUA.
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Thank you!
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I found myself leaning towards my screen… At first, I thought I was looking for the breath in question. Then I realized that your description was just calling me to find out more about the breather. I enjoyed this very much, Kim.
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Thank you, Magaly!
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Ahhhh… this is really nice. Refreshing
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Thank you, Marian!
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At least if we are clouding the mirror we can know we are still breathing. Gorgeous write!
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True. We can also write messages that disappear. 😊
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Your poem matches the picture nicely. Well done.
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Thank you, Justin!
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Loved the rhythm of the ending 🙂
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Fantastic!
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