And for next week, Irene Latham posting: The Moon in June" will be the theme for Poetry Friday Roundup happening June 30 at Live Your Poem. Can't wait to read your moon poems!
Today I'm celebrating the summer poetry swap, begun by Tabatha so long ago. I haven't always participated but have a huge folder full of all I've received during the past years, always wonderful to see and read again!
My first swap came last week from Patricia Franz, who has given me permission to share the two poems she wrote and as a bonus, a beautiful card showing a lake picture from a favorite photographer. The poems are inspired by her own photos and her goal to write ekphrastic poetry this summer. Here are the poems with the card and the photos from which Patricia wrote, then my own response to the lakes. Before my husband and I, with two small children, moved to Colorado, we lived on a lake, a beautiful one that I know we didn't know how wonderful it was until we left it. However, I appreciate so much that Patricia has given me a new chance to remember!
peace be
peace be the spring sun
snowmelt and scree
peace be the pinecones
peace be me
peace be the forest
snowmelt and trees
peace be the pinecones
peace be me
peace be the pollinator
snowmelt and seed
peace be the pinecones
peace be me
peace be the morning hike
snowmelt and plea
peace be the pinecones
peace be me
©draft, Patricia J. Franz
Spring - Ekphrastic Lake
dreamy gray stills a mirrored lake
towering clouds collide
sky-smothered storm, spring's curtain call
muffles a shower of love
a lake overflows
May 22, 2023
©draft, Patricia J. Franz
for Patricia
once upon a lake
we swam, we laughed
and like water,
the memories shimmer
Linda Baie ©
Thanks much, Patricia, for your gift of words and pictures.
HAPPY SUMMER, EVERYONE!
Oh, my goodness--look at the beauty here! 'Peace Be' is lovely and fun to read aloud with the repetition and rhyme. I adore Patricia's poetry. And, how wonderful that she delivered a happy link to your past that you could respond with shimmering memories.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda, It is such a nice thing to open the mailbox and receive these surprises!
DeleteIt's a whole lake of loveliness and inspiration here this morning, Linda. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laura, I know that you love lakes, too! Bigger ones!
DeleteLinda, what a delightful set of poems, a gorgeous photo card, and a sweet response back to Patricia. I love the repetition in her Peace Be Me poem and really loved the ending line of your response poem. I can stare into both water bodies and just "be". Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful evening. Tomorrow is another 6-year-old Birthday party. I can't wait to see the little ones.
ReplyDeleteThat's great to hear about your new six-year-old, Carol. Wishing you a wonderful celebration! Thanks for telling me!
DeleteWhat gorgeous images and poems filled with peace and love for earth and nature, thanks to you both these refreshing deep breaths!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Michelle. Being outside is a nice thing no matter when!
DeleteI love your response to Patricia's poems. Her photography is amazing.
ReplyDeleteYes, I so agree! Thanks, Jone
DeleteBeautiful memories from both you and Patricia. Thank you for sharing this goodness.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Rose. It is a beautiful gift of poetry from Patricia!
DeleteI love all of those poems (yours and Patricia's). And "peace be"--well, I feel that one in my soul.
ReplyDeleteIt's the gift that keeps on giving, doesn't it? Thanks, Marcie
DeleteThank you for sharing Patricia's pictures and poems Linda. (I echo the admiration of her "Peace Be" poem.) And your response/lake reflection poem was lovely. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bridget, yes, I love Patricia's "Peace Be" poem a lot!
DeleteLinda, I love that we share mountains and lakes and poetry! Memories do indeed shimmer!
ReplyDeleteAgreed! Thanks again for all the riches!
DeleteSuch gorgeous poems from Patricia, and yours is gorgeous, too. Here's to shimmering memories.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Karen
DeleteThese exchanges are so nice! I really enjoyed all three poems. Happy summer, Linda.
ReplyDeleteThank you, it adds a sparkle to the summer fun to share with each other!
DeleteWhat a wonderful exchange you two had!
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