Determined to begin a new routine of reading to E on a daily basis, I got a slew of books from the library. The first I picked, Good Poems Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor, was fun to read to her. She seemed really soothed and interested in the language and quickly dozed off. My head was then muddled with rhymes and images, so I figured I should write some poems! So I did.
Upon reading my first attempt I realized it sounded a wee bit like I was talking about pleasuring ones self. Honestly, I didn't have that intention rather I wanted to express the simple pleasure of finding a pen you really enjoy writing with. So, my second attempt is posted here alone. Hope you enjoy my G-rated attempt.
Sprouts
garbonzo beans, plump and round
smooth surface
creased gently until maybe they split.
a slow process,
practicing patience,
gently rinsing these gold beans,
draining them, giving them a good shake,
waiting
for tiny sprouts to appear.
i wait, because that's all you can do for them now
and delight
that i am making something grow
without sun,
in the winter,
in the dark.
i imagine, because i've never done this before,
bright green
nutritious tender tendrils,
fresh and delicate.
i approach the beans
(will they be long and curling?
today a little emerald heart-shaped leaf?)
with anticipation,
only to find i forgot to water, drain, and rest
and they have dried up.
now dark and drab,
their failed shoots a pale unappetizing white,
and i am not so sure i am thrilled
to give it another go.
Other then that, I got a great start on some booties from a Simplicity pattern. I "doodled" with embroidery which was really fun. A good exercise to start my creative juices flowing. But then they dried up a bit and I am struggling to finish them!
But, I'm close. . .
