(i)
You with your nine lives 
love me to be beautiful
let me paint you one picture
born blue, hands gnarly
the tell-tale signs are there
I've washed my hair
in years
 
(ii)
All points east
ever since you announced it
before the guru went away, we came
from all directions
listless as winter

(iii)
There's Spring nearby 
the year ahead it opens filled 
with a disappearance
of distant trees
of birds hopping two-legged
their field empty, clogged with mud 
- raining again

35 thoughts on “Even before meanings ring”

1. Oh… love how you divided it up into sections acting as separate poems. They are coming together a bit like the different perspectives of a cubistic painting.

   1. thank-you for seeing some cubism here – it fits the more abstract style of these found poems

2. I love this form, Laura, and the way your ‘found’ lines flow. I especially love the third stanza.

   1. glad you enjoyed this form – its rather like a jigsaw without a picture to follow!

3. This is simply marvelous work done, Laura! 😍 I admire; “There’s Spring nearby… the year ahead it opens filled with a disappearance of distant trees. Thank you for the lovely prompt! 💜💜

   1. ahh thank you Sanaa – I could tell you loved finding yours!

4. I admire the formatting of the poem in 3 parts, each with a theme. Last stanza speaks to me of the spring’s arrival, birds, muddy field and rain. Thank you for the creative writing challenge Laura.

   1. thank you for all your appreciation Grace –

5. Nice one Laura.
   Thanks for dropping by my blog

   Much❤lovr

   1. I had to and it was a pleasure!

6. Very nicely done. This has been an interesting challenge!

   1. indeed – a lot of fun in the finding

7. So far I’ve liked everyone’s ending best, and that’s true here. The third stanza is just about perfect. (K)

   1. thank you K – the third stanza blends best though I like the more abstract brush strokes too in patchwork poetry

      1. It does make you see your words in a different way.

         1. rather like a zen koan?!

            1. Indeed–I remarked as much to Lisa.

8. Three excellent poems Laura. The first two felt mystical, while the third, melancholy.
   wonderful. 🙂✌🏼

   1. many thank Rob – that’s a good description of me 😉

9. I pictured someone staring out the window in the third stanza. I really enjoyed this challenge Laura. It produced some interesting poetry ☺️

   1. I like your imagination on reading this Christine

10. wow… I can’t believe how well this flows.

    1. many thanks!

11. That really works. I love the idea of washing your hair in years – that must be why the colour is washing right out of mine. 🙂

    1. got it in one go!

       1. Thanks so much. 🙂

12. These each make sense. I especially like the 2nd one.

    1. me too 😉

13. All the verses are so evocative, and I appreciated the little breaks for reflection after each section. The second section was my favorite! 👏👏

    1. thank you Tricia – evocative a good word given the title and the fact that words sometimes resonate before understanding

       1. 💯💓

14. “Before the guru went away, we came
    from all directions, listless as winter.”

    “a disappearance of distant trees
    of birds hopping two- legged,
    their field empty.”

    These passages appear as the most evocative to me.

    1. thank you

15. Beautifully done! I read these as three separate entities….and would NEVER guess this was found poetry. I love each one! 🙂

    1. many thanks Lillian for such appreciation

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