Many thanks once again to editor Gabriela for featuring my poem. Here’s a sneak preview:
Pay out the line
cast it cautiously
(not over-cautiously) and
dip it deep
into the wellspring
of your wild imagination:
come up singing...
Continue reading at MasticadoresUSA! I wrote this two years ago, but this is the first time it has been published. I think my style has changed in the time since I wrote it, but the message has not. To me, poetry is all about working with lines, and ‘the line’ is the underlying thread which unites the work as a whole. I hope you enjoy this poem about poetry and the poetic process!
Ingrid
Oh wonderful. Congratulations.
Thank you 🙏
Congratulations. Amazing piece.💕
Thank you 💖
Very welcome 💕
Lovely, Ingrid. Congratulations!
It is interesting to see how one’s poetry changes (but also retains some essential components of one’s self).
Thank you Merril! I suppose we are influenced by the poetry we read 😊
I suppose we are!
A wonderful beginning, Ingrid. ✨ I will enjoy reading the rest. Your poem evoked memories of casting a fishing line… many hours spent doing this with my fisherman dad. I would imagine what was below the surface. It kept my mind occupied. 🎣 Many similarities between fishing and writing poetry. 😁
Thank you Michele! I’ve never done it, but I would imagine so… 🎣 ✨
You are welcome. 😊 I am glad for the experience and memories. As a child I was bored silly and singing wasn’t allowed, as your poem mentions. Might scare the fish away!
I can imagine 😅
Congratulations, Ingrid! Loved it. ❤️
Thank you Punam! ❤️
My pleasure. 😊
i love the metaphor and your words here Ingrid.. casting and digging deep. Such patience is required daily. I’m heading to MastecadoresUsa now.. 💖💖
Thank you Cindy 🙏
Always welcome!!
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A gorgeous piece, Ingrid. Congratulations!
Thank you Jeff! 🙏
You’re welcome, Ingrid! 🙏
Hearty congratulations, Ingrid! Love this imagery.
Thank you Jaya 🙏
Congratulations Ingrid! We are always evolving, but there’s a thread that continues. (K)
Very much so!