In the dVerse Poets Pub Tuesday means it's time for Poetics ~ Guest Host Truedessa shares a poem titled "The Song My Paddle Sings" from a book of poetry by Emily Pauline Johnson and invites us to use the title as a springboard for our poems.
my paddle sings a song
older than my breath
rhythm low
against river's skin
with each paddle's dip
lyrics of water
lift, fall, dissolve
blue sky listens without reply
i follow the current's melody
knowing how motion, silence
can be enough
covered in stones, carefully applied
with brush and glue
amethyst for serenity, blue for trust
red for courage, green for renewal
In my box lie memories
moments cherished
now frozen in time
like delicate petals
pressed in pages old
My box rests
next to the place I slumber
within my heart's embrace
enwreathed by healing power
I find solace, I find release
In the dVerse Poets Pub Kim introduces us to poet, Gillian Clarke. Inspiration for our poems today, courtesy of Ms. Clarke's poem "My Box"