Driving to Words
Go driving, said Julia. It will give you miles to unwind.
I don't really like to drive. All week I drove my daughter back and forth to camp. I used it as a time to listen to music. But I was relieved when Friday came. Driving doesn't do for me what it does for Julia.
I prefer to unwind across pages or back porch mornings. Dew on begonias, sage, the lemon-thyme I just transplanted—these things give me rest, open me to write. While driving through Julia's words, I found a sentence that made me pause...
This is the molten light filmmakers call "golden hour," she said.
I liked that. I let it take hold of me. It tickled out an Independence Day poem of sorts...
Sunset
This is the golden hour,
when I can play out my life
in hot pink,
purple,
cherry red,
and instead of giving me
that look, you will
love me for it, ache
for tomorrow, ask me
to do it all over
again.
Fireworks and Girl photos, by L.L. Barkat.
Labels: Fourth of July, Fourth of July poetry, Julia Cameron, random acts of poetry, The Right to Write
posted by L.L. Barkat at 11:21 AM
27 Comments:
Wonderful little poem, L.L. Happy 4th!
Love the photos and poem. And thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm ready for fireworks! They never get old (no matter how old you are).
oh such delightful moments you have captured ...with camera ..with pen..blessings ~elk
You captured what I feel; there is a time both in the morning and evening when the light, for a few moments is golden. It feels like redemptive time, full of grace and possibilities. I try always to show up.........
This post blessed me indeed! :)
gorgeous photos and I love the poem too.
Funny, tomorrow I'm going on a long drive! And because of that, here's an early RAP:
http://mybigthree.highcallingblogs.com/2010/07/03/last-falls-leaves/
Cool photos.
Sunsets, sunrises, God's creation for us to enjoy - yes, "do it all over again." The pictures are also fun.
Your photos here and at HCB are simply gorgeous. Happy Fourth.
My link for the "tablespoonful of summer" poem: http://faithfictionfriends.blogspot.com/2010/07/stone-of-summer.html
Hi,
I've left a random act of poetry at http://alisteningspace.blogspot.com/2010/07/poem-about-summer.html
maybe cheating a little, but southern-hemispheric.
Thanks,
Kath
Nice.
Sparkling nice.
Really, really nice.
oh, the poem the photos - just perfectly lovely!
And a poem for you too: life, unquenched - a summer story
Spectacular fireworks! I don't have a TV, and am not able to get out at night to see real fireworks. So enjoyed your little show right at home.
I have a couple of new poems up on my blog. The "tree" one is part of a response to your question about what we do to -- well, I want to say, to re-create ourselves, but that isn't the way you, or Julia Cameron, put it. The rest of the story, of how seeing the tree refreshed me after a hard spell, will have to be posted later.
The poem - a GREAT pop for the 4th of July!
xoxo
you little fire cracker!
here is my link
for a tablespoon
of summer :-)
http://poemsprayers.blogspot.com/2010/07/barefoot.html
Just put up a poem for RAP
http://mom2six-treasures.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-spoonful.html
Ah, beautiful. Words. Images.
Blessings.
Okay, here I am again with my link.
(warning: it is full of country girl stuff)
http://aspiretoleadaquietlife.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer.html
I'm dropping a link to a poemish post from today , in case it fits the RAP for this week.
and then I'll return after the dishes and assorted sortings and catch up ....before a bit of summer becomes too much autumn.
miss you.
miss here and everyone.
http://forsakenforlent.blogspot.com/2010/07/through-cracks.html
It is all so beautiful!
My poem is up for A Tablespoon of Summer!
http://lindaspatchworkquilt.blogspot.com/2010/07/impatiens.html
Just added my Tablespoon of Summer to the mix! This was my first Random Act of Poetry. Not sure I'm up to speed yet, but it was fun!
Next Summer's Garden
Thanks LL!
What fireworks lack for me, sunsets make up for. You captured it perfectly in your poem.
Sometimes I like to drive. I keep saying I will get a digital recorder for when the words come.
Here is my Random Act poem:
http://madamerubieswrites.blogspot.com/2010/07/random-act-of-poetry-summer.html
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may i offer my bit of summer::
standing here
lovely poem! do you mind if I post it on my poetry blog? it's here if you'd like to check it out:
http://poetryindex.blogspot.com/
thanks!
~Wendy
Your poem makes me sad, but your fireworks bring me back up again.
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