All afternoon it rained, then
We were ready to defend the land
Such power came down from the clouds
And the people against those
On a yellow thread,
Who wanted what was not theirs to take
As authoritative as God is supposed to be
We were called heathen
When it hit the tree, her body opened forever
But who is heathen here?
Mary Oliver: New Poems (1991-1992). Rain: pg.3 Joy Harjo: An American Sunrise. Song 3. Soldiers: pg.39
Meeting The Bar at dVerse with a lovely patchwork prose prompt hosted by Laura. I’m
wowed and will say no more. Because how else was this supposed to go with words
from such literary geniuses?
Thanks, Laura, and all who read. I bless you and wish you miracles.
I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.
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This is fantastic, Selma! Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs 💕🙂
Aww glad for all the support you give me. I want to repay. XoXo
You do already! 💖🤗💖
Oh so well done Selma
Thanks for saying. I am pleased.
You’re most welcome
Beautifully patchworked, Selma! ❤️
Yes. The patchwork patched itself well. Thanks
Fantastic, Selma. Enjoyed much. 🙂
Aww. Blessed be. Thanks.
Beautiful!
Have good weekend
Thanks, and you too. Xo
Wow! You and I have both chosen the metaphor of the power of rain! Great minds think alike. hehe Nicely done!
Great minds do just that. Yay. Thanks. XoXo
Great poem 🙂
Aww. Thanks again.
Very welcome 🙂
Appreciate you xo
Oh my dear Selma, I truly love this tribute to Mary Oliver and Joy Harjo. Your post is so tastefully appetizing for a day like today. 🌞 Enjoy your weekend my friend. Hugs and smooches! 🤗💖😘✨😍
Good morning 👏 The last comment I read before lights out was this one. I took the the hugs and smooches with me to bed. 😜 thanks, girlfriend. And a big smile that you called it appetizing. 😋
Thanks dear one. Glad you read. Bless you.
Oh Selma, I am so happy to hear that. You are making me beam with great smiles my dear friend. I appreciate you and I am so proud you my sistah. Have a wonderful weekend ladybug. 🥳💐🤩💖😍
So happy you call me sistah Yay 😁 👏 keep smiling I’m doing the same. Blessing you.
Oh my dear Selma, I am sending you bunches of love, hugs and smooches my sweet and dear friend. May you enjoy the rest of your weekend. Hugs and smooches! 🥰💖😘
Wonderful, Selma. Love it.💕
I ‘ppreciate the support. (((Hugs)))
My pleasure.💕🤗💕
This is utterly fabulous, Selma <3
~David
Thanks, David. Sweet you!
Except it’s not prose 😱 oh well. But I liked the result too… TY
A wonderful call and response. (K)
Bless you, K 💕
I enjoyed the question at the end, some provocative verses! 👏👏
I loved the patching of it. I did. Thanks, Tricia. Bless you.
Always enjoy your work, Selma! 💝
a powerful combination Selma – one drawback though the prompt asks for 2 books of prose not poems!
😱 😳 You’re right! Oh my, ooooh my!
Love the thread so beautifully delivered Selma! 💞
🙃 this one is incorrect as I Failed with the rules. Anyway. I love how it came out. It will stay. Thanks, xo
Breaking the rules in this case was still great imagery! I love that you play!❤️
Love the combo you created here… the power of rain.
I’m most pleased you enjoyed it anyway. Not entirely on prompt, I’m told, but still I appreciate you reading. ((Hugs))
You might think you can’t fail by choosing these two great poets, but it’s not so easy as you have made it look, Selma! I’ve written a cento, or two, and I can say that choosing the right lines and pairing them, so as to create a nice flow, isn’t an easy task. You’ve succeeded wonderfully!
You have encouraged me tremendously with this comment, dear Conny. Thanks so much. I’ll be visiting you shortly. Stay as you are. I bless you. ((Hugs))