Kathryn Collins Poet Free verse

Birth of a Poem

Birth of A Poem

What can be done with these pedestrian morsels?
I have tasted unformed clay before.

Phrases plead to be thrown into
the redeeming realm of manifestation.

Pushing to be metaphoric,
they will arise and come to me.

From some unplumbed soliloquy.
 

Kathryn Collins
February 25, 2014

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Suzanne Delaney May 29, 2014 at 12:53 PM An excellent analysis of the process of creating poetry. Really enjoyed this one. Hugs,SuZ

Ingrid Showalter Swift March 27, 2014 at 9:42 AM Hello Kathryn! LOVE: What can be done with these pedestrian morsels Just wonderful! Kathryn Collins April 2, 2014 at 7:12 AM if they were chocolate, we could eat them.

Gwen Benita Mason Gibbs March 23, 2014 at 8:50 AM Great poem, short and sweet, and I can truly relate to where your coming from with this one. Kathryn Collins March 23, 2014 at 5:12 PM You are sweet.

Keith Bickerstaffe March 7, 2014 at 5:14 PM 'pedestrian...manifestation...metaphoric...soliloquy,' striking language. 'Birth of a Poem' applies equally to the 'birth of a child.' Excellent work my dear! Love, Keith Kathryn Collins March 9, 2014 at 10:21 AM Well - this little line may be the most unpoetic of the ages - but here goes. You know how a cat moves forward when you have your steady hand on this back, and his tail is straight up and then he turns around for more. Well there you go. Let's not speak of childbirth. love you.

Terry O'Leary March 6, 2014 at 11:36 AM and I can't manage to wrench an idea from anywhere... :-)... Terry

Terry O'Leary March 4, 2014 at 4:36 PM Dear Kathy, 'from some unplumbed...'... that's why you are a TRUE poetess... Terry Kathryn Collins March 6, 2014 at 7:36 AM Okay. So I was thinking of Christopher Plummer and that line popped into my mind.

Juliet Ligon March 1, 2014 at 7:59 PM I enjoy your poetic language within challenge of trying to develop a poem. Well said. Kathryn Collins March 2, 2014 at 10:15 AM Thank Juliet for encouragement. love, Kathy

Andrea Dietrich February 27, 2014 at 8:04 PM yes, another one I had very much liked from before. Can't believe no one else commented before me. Kathryn Collins February 28, 2014 at 8:34 AM me too. sob sob.