Day Six: Happy Marianne Moore-ing!
I love Marianne Moore.
The Fish is the type of poem I hope to one day emulate: condensed-precision. I'll not have it perfected like her but with only 12 hours to complete a poem like this I will do my best.
Wallflower
Grow
wild on walls, hardy and
erect. Forced
onto
the sidelines, pale yellow and
shy, mysterious
and
swallowed in the deep
dark fragrance of a
shapeless, shadow.
Wallflower,
wallflower, won't you
open, won't you
look up
won't you
drop your whisper white
chrysalis and
come to me.
The Fish is the type of poem I hope to one day emulate: condensed-precision. I'll not have it perfected like her but with only 12 hours to complete a poem like this I will do my best.
Wallflower
Grow
wild on walls, hardy and
erect. Forced
onto
the sidelines, pale yellow and
shy, mysterious
and
swallowed in the deep
dark fragrance of a
shapeless, shadow.
Wallflower,
wallflower, won't you
open, won't you
look up
won't you
drop your whisper white
chrysalis and
come to me.
Hi, I think "The Fish" is one of Moore's best poems. From "Wallflower" -I really like "hardy and erect"--unexpected. Nice wording with "drop your whisper white/chrysalis"
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Michelle
Thanks for the comment/compliment I really appreciate it! Your work is amazing!
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