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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

A Poem


Inside of me there is a river
Flowing
Beautiful
It washes over me
I am warm, like fire
My breath holds wishes for you
Gentle
Beautiful Wishes

Love, Celina

I am in the middle of reading Liz Lamoreux's book, Inner Excavation.  One of the first exercises is to make a list of words that draw your attention in a random book and use them as writing prompts. Strung together I came up with something I feel quite proud of. It may even be mildly coherent! I think this may be the very first time I have attempted to write a poem since High School. I am no poet. Nor am I anything close to being a writer but exercising new ways to be creative and express myself is so refreshing.


Posted by Celina Wyss at 3:45 AM
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12 comments:

  1. MeghanJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    beautiful!

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  2. mindymilburnJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    That is a great poem Celina!! Thank you for sharing :)

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  3. MiaJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:07 AM

    It's pretty. It's sweet, and I needed that today! I haven't written a poem since I was 14 years old. I want to try...

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  4. darleneJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:39 AM

    so beautiful!!

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  5. SuzanneJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    It's beautiful. You are beautiful.

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  6. Page FredericksonJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Super, What a gem. Love Yu, MOM

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  7. liz elayne lamoreuxJanuary 11, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    love the images of the river and the fire...beautiful
    contrast. so glad you are enjoying the book!

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  9. CourtneyJanuary 12, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    This is gorgeous! I love the exercise too - what a fantastic idea. I am going to give it a try on my own.

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  10. erikabeckwithJanuary 12, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    I like it!

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  11. erikabeckwithJanuary 12, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Lovely!

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  12. Sarah JeanJanuary 16, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Absolutely delightful. Love the simplicity.

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