Cast off into adorable wonder
free for a moment
from the mysteries of plagues
and missing friends
and mom’s missing hair.
Open starry eyes
under chilled sunshine
meandering through streams
and chiseling dreams
from sandstone pebbles
and bleached birch limbs
and moon-rinsed earth.
This week’s W3 prompt over at the Skeptic’s Kaddish is from Michelle Navajas. You can read her beautiful prompt poem “Manila” here, and these were her prompt guidelines for this week’s challenge:
- 12 lines of free verse;
- Must include the adjective “adorable”
At first, I wasn’t sure what I would do with that second guideline as I don’t think I’ve ever used “adorable” in a poem before! I browsed through a bunch of what I’d personally consider to be “adorable” photos of my children, and this is one I felt comfortable sharing that sparked some powerful memories.
The photo is from April 2020, when we were in the early, isolating days of the pandemic, and I was knee-deep in chemotherapy. This little hike was a precious escape from the world at the time. I held our youngest in a carrier, and I didn’t have the energy to hop with him across the rocky path toward the waterfall, but we enjoyed watching his brothers make the journey. Thinking back on that time, I’m grateful that I was able to hike to many waterfalls on our camping adventure this past month– and for the energy to help all three kiddos over all sorts of rocky obstacles.
Words and Coffee Writing 
Thank you for sharing that beautiful photo for this prompt..and you’ve used the prompt word so well..
Lovely!!
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Thank you!
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Sarah I love the way this one unfolds! It goes from reality to dream, from hard edged to soft focus. Really well done!!
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Thank you!
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Sarah – I also had to think about “adorable” – this may be the first time I’ve ever used that word in a poem!
I love these words of yours in particular:
It was an interesting word to include. Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the poem. 🙂
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Sarah,
Our beloved A. J. Wilson’s is hosting our W3 prompt this week – here’s the link!
❤
David
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Sounds great! Thank you!
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