Daydreaming…a form of poetry.
The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. Dylan Thomas
Mama loves poetry. I think I mentioned that even in our local magazine created by the homeless, there are often several very moving and lovely poems that bring a bright spot to one’s day.
Well, mama likes to take a book of poetry out of the bookcase, at random, and open it to any page that day and see what poem comes up, sort of like the I Cat…er…Ching.
Then she reads the poem and looks for meaning for that day’s thoughts or decisions about whatever she is doing that day— writing or painting or gardening or just (a rare occurrence, I’ve noticed) daydreaming. Well, we all need more of that, and I’m the winner on that score!
You won’t find me wracking my little pea brain over how to plan next year’s calendar and activities or menus for ten people at dinner or whether the lemon tree needs trimming, oh, no. When I daydream, I daydream, and you know what—it’s often like poetry.
When in doubt about anything or when you just want something sweet to do for a few minutes, pick out a poetry book and see what it gives to you.
I’m studying the collection right now to see which one I want to open today…
I think today it is W. S. Merwin…tomorrow, maybe Mr. Thomas.
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What a fun blog!! Inspiration.
The sound of homeless people eating a lovely feast prepared by your talented Mum would be a wonderful piece of poetry Loulou!
Luff Mungo & Jet
Wow, that’s a great idea. There are places all around here that do that for homeless people and there is one in Rome, Italy that serves huge dinners at Christmas and maybe she could work there!
That’s a big book, Loulou. Are you gonna read all of it?
Well, to be honest, I only got through a couple of chapters before the snooze hit.
Looks like you and your mom do a lot of reading. Lots of books!
Oh, Jan, we left 2000 books in California….sold. All my regional cookbooks, sold. There wasn’t room for them after we sold our house. Tears…
Mommy writes lots of poetwy. As fur readin’ it, she sez we be poetwy in motion so she dusn’t have to look to hawrd to see her inspurration fur da day. Have a gweat day.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
Wow, I wish she would put some on your blog! That would be nice.
She has before and wiff da holidays rollin’ in weez sure she will again. She luvs writin’ poetwy and music and sez we be da purrfect inspurration fur her.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
Maybe your mama could put some of her poetry on your website? Is there any there? I’ll go look tomorrow….
Yes theere’s sum way back in da beginnin’ when we didn’t unnerstand tags and such, and of course da Adoption one she wrote da other day. She wrote a kupple in her luv letters to me and Lexi a while back too. Mommy sez we need to reshape meez bloggy and tag da old stuffs purropurrly.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
Good info, Dezi and Lexi. What are your names short for?