Time lengthens and slows down. To work at a poem is to enter a sacred and timeless space, the field of infinite possibilities. It is a place of silences wherein the chief activities are watching and listening. ~Sandford Lyne in Writing Poetry from the Inside Out: Finding Your Voice through the Craft of Poetry.
Sing and Fly
sing
for sacred seed
and sun-splashed earth
word formed
and water kissed
embrace the light
wind the golden string
take wing and
fly.
“I give you the end of a golden string; / Only wind it into a ball, / It will lead you in at Heaven’s gate, / Built in Jerusalem’s wall.” ~William Blake
Note: Poem written through poem sketching as described in Writing Poetry from the Inside Out using the four-word group: kissed, sacred, water, fly.
Linking today with One Shot Poetry Wednesday.
Carol J. Garvin says
Delightful chickadees and wonderful words, Sandra. These pictures must be from your new camera. 🙂
Inspiration dips in, flutters nearby long enough to gather nourishment and then flits away again.
Sandra says
I love that, Carol. Inspiration dips, flutters, and flits.
Yep. The new camera. Still on auto settings, though. 😉
dustus says
Great poem. Has many elements (air, light, water, seed, birds, flight) combined harmoniously in short, well-formed lines.
Sandra says
Thanks, dustus.
Cassandra Frear says
Great quotes, Snady!
Yes, time does seem somehow to lengthen and slow down when we write. I love that quality about it. I wonder, too, if that’s a little glimpse of what God is like — who was, who is, and who will be the same forever.
Sandra says
That’s a beautiful thought, Cassandra. And there are some really great quotes in this book.
Cindee Snider Re says
Ahhhh…really enjoyed this, Sandra! Felt my soul breathe, daily cares slide away, ready to soar into the pale blue winter sky with those last three lines. Thank you for a few delightful moments today.
Sandra says
Thanks so much, Cindee!
jerry says
word formed…i like that! the images were cool. I like the spiritual tone of this.
Sandra says
Thanks, Jerry. I just read your space bar poem. Now that was really cool!
brian says
i too like that it includes the elements…water kissed, nice…and i wanna fly!
Sandra says
😀
Jingle Poetry says
elegant imagery..
well penned…
Please feel free to share 1 to 3 poems with our potluck poetry today, first time participants could use old poems or poems unrelated to our theme, Thanks..
Happy Monday!
Steve Isaak says
Excellent use of sparse lineage, language. Perfect, in an appropriately quiet way.