INTEREST
At the bank
it's what you get
without trying.
You just have to be there.
(monetarily)
At the (river)bank
it's what you get
without trying.
You just have to be there.
(open-mindedly)
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2015
Carol, at Carol's Corner, will join me again this year as often as possible.
Kimberley, at iWrite in Maine, is joining me this month.
Kay, at A Journey Through the Pages, is joining, too!
"Invisible Trails"
Steve, at inside the dog, is sharing his poems
in the comments at Poetrepository.
Heidi, at my juicy little universe, will join us when she can.
Linda, at TeacherDance, will join as often as she can.
Check the comments at A Year of Reading or Poetrepository for her poems.
Kevin (Kevin's Meandering Mind) is back this year,
leaving poetry trax in the comments.
Jone, at DeoWriter, is doing a "double L" challenge.
Love that picture and this community that encourages me to "be there." So many lovely moments and emotions captured in your poems this month.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us!
DeleteThis would be fun to share in my academic language class when we talk about multiple meanings. Amazing how you could use the same words to describe both situations.
ReplyDelete"Interest"
Squatting beside
fat pink worms
on the rain drenched sidewalk
observing as they wriggle grass-ward
so much interest
standing on the sidelines
heads bent over coach's clipboard
game plan x's and o's unfolding
nodding intently
so much interest
watching high school girls
disembark from the back
of two -door sedans
in short skirts
so much interest
researching the latest music
a soon-to-be released video game
new football gear
the price of an upcoming concert
so much interest
reading a required novel
doing algebra homework
conjugating Spanish verbs
preparing for latest round of standardized tests
not so much interest
(c) Carol Wilcox, 2015
I love the two examples of showing up and being there. Both pay off.
ReplyDeleteI really like this, Mary Lee.
ReplyDeleteMary Lee, I think that this was a clever way of showcasing interest.
ReplyDeleteLove your comfort with word play.
ReplyDeleteI combined a few challenges and included a poem for the word interest at http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/04/listening-for-springs-symphony.html. Thank you for the word of the day, Mary Lee.
ReplyDeleteSuch nice wordplay...and I love the interplay between word + image.
ReplyDeleteThe the play of words. Interest was only conceptual in koine with trilliums today.
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