Saturday, March 7, 2015

The Child Sobbed



                                                         Sobbing Silently, the Child Cried

I asked the moon why it was blue
And it winked and laughed softly
I asked the water why it was blue
And the waves crashed
I asked the child why do you cry?
And it sobbed silently
I asked the shoes to dance
And it tap, tapped, shuffle, stepped
I asked the shoes to dance
And it did and the world echoed
I asked the rabbits why do you dance
And they sashayed and boxed
I asked myself where am I going
And the road twisted
The  shoes danced
                                                          The  child sobbed
                                                          And I kept quiet.
                                                          And everything was the same.    

           
*Photograph http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003654924/ 
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10 comments:

  1. ChrisMarch 7, 2015 at 6:18 AM

    I really like your use of the vintage photograph as writing prompt; your poem had an "Alice in Wonderland" feel to it. Unanswered questions let readers interpret what they will. Lovely piece!

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  2. SallyMarch 7, 2015 at 6:42 AM

    First, what a great image. I so want to know what happened right before and right after this photo was taken! Then what a brilliant idea to pair it with a poem. I keep rereading your poem and more images enter my mind. Thanks for sharing both a way to be inspired to write and a thought provoking poem,

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  3. Amy BoydenMarch 7, 2015 at 6:57 AM

    I enjoyed this poem, the idea of using the picture as inspiration, and just as I wondered how you could wrap it up in a satisfying way, there it was the most fitting close:

    I asked myself where am I going
    And the road twisted
    The shoes danced
    The child sobbed
    And I kept quiet.
    And everything was the same.

    <3 Love it

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  4. LibraryDragonMarch 7, 2015 at 7:21 AM

    Amy thank you for letting me know what connections you made. As a writer I always doubt and question myself.

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  5. Linda BaieMarch 7, 2015 at 9:14 AM

    Love the poignancy of the words, and the picture adds to the image you'd already painted, Ruth. And I enjoyed the repetition-lovely poem.

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  6. LibraryDragonMarch 7, 2015 at 2:48 PM

    I love pictures and making connections. For me it shows so many possibilities.

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  7. LibraryDragonMarch 7, 2015 at 2:49 PM

    You can find lots of pictures at the Library of Congress. This one came from there.

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  8. ChrisMarch 7, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    I love the resources at the LoC! Smithsonian is great for them, too. We've recently acquired Britannica's Imagequest in our database collection for our district, and I'm having a ball using those pictures as fodder for my Wonder Wall in the library.

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  9. aileenhowerMarch 7, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    This was a very powerful poem, full of great imagery for the reader.

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  10. LibraryDragonMarch 8, 2015 at 7:03 AM

    I am not familiar with Britannica's Imagequest. I will have to check that out.

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