A couple of days ago, one of our team members posted an invitation to write a “waterfall” poem on our SDAWPoetry padlet. And then I read a piece written by a fellow blogger, Margaret Simon, about writing a poem using only one syllable words. Somehow those two different approaches merged in my brain as I thought about the many, many walks I have taken around my neighborhood. I thought about how those walks do not flow. I thought about the staccato steps taken over and over again. For my eyes and brain, it is like watching an endless loop with the same view repeated over and over again.
So I tried to capture my walks in a single syllable waterfall poem…the waterfall, I fear, has slowed to a trickle…dripping over the edge, syllable by syllable.
Just Walk
Walk
one foot
in front
of the next
up
the street
down
the street
same
steps
don’t stop
just step
look
step
watch
wave
nod
stay there
six feet
not
too close
don’t cough
or
sneeze
mask up
just walk
breathe
in
and out
find joy
in the small
live small
stay close
stay safe
keep
sane
just
walk
®Douillard
I do try to mix things up from time to time, walk my route in reverse, try a new street, walk on the other side of the street…and of course search for new photography possibilities. If only these lizards would stay still and pose!
Hi Kim,
It’s fantastic to stop by your blog and see a cool new image and read poem or reflective prose piece that offers me something to think about and enjoy. Great working with you just a few weeks ago,
Bonnie
Thanks Bonnie. Glad you stopped by! I love working with you as we did some writing and making together too!