The prompt today deals with:
“the concept of meta-poems – which are poems about poems! In this video, the poets Al Fireis, Lily Applebaum, Dave Poplar, and Camara Brown discuss Emily Dickinson’s ‘We learned the Whole of Love.’ …
And now for our daily (optional) prompt. As you may have guessed, today I’d like to challenge you to try your hand at a meta-poem of your own.
So this is maybe not a proper meta-poem, but after watching about half of the video provided as a resource, this is the impression I was left with:
Words and Paint
Large canvas yawns on studio floor
Cigarette ash lengthens with neglect
Eye sizes up canvas and looks for inspiration
Brushes, paints, splatters, spills
Colors, contrasts, movement, perspective
Figure steps back, surveys result
Artist, art? Crafts-person, handiwork?
Custodian, drop cloth?
♦ ♦ ♦
Blank page of crisp, white paper
Pen taps desk, ink smears
Hand looms over paper and waits for direction
Verbs, nouns, phrases, thoughts
Colors, contrasts, movement, perspective
Figure lifts page, reads and reworks
Poet, poetry? Wordsmith, story?
Shopper, grocery list?
♦ ♦ ♦
Canvas is framed, hung on wall in gallery
Viewers study the painting
Discuss what the artist intended
with each brush stroke or nuanced hue.
Writing is published in journal
Readers study the piece
Discuss word choice and tenor
Delve into the poet’s mindset and meaning.
♦ ♦ ♦
Custodian goes in search of missing drop cloth.
Shopper wonders where they misplaced their list.
What Rhymes with Stanza? 