At The Skeptic’s Kaddish Website, David ‘ben Alexander’ Bogomolny has a superb offer to provide a platform for guest writers: a poetry partnership. He features one guest poem weekly on or before Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath, which runs from Friday night to Saturday night) in Israel (UTC+02:00).
“‘Poetry Partners’ is not merely about publishing guest poetry; it’s about seeding potential future creative partnerships,” says David.
In addition to providing a platform for his guests, David composes and publishes personal poems inspired by each featured piece.
“These poetic responses may take any form and may borrow imagery or language from featured guest poems,” he adds.
Wow, right?
It was to this generous offer that I submitted, and on Friday, December 10th, I had the tremendous honor of being featured at The Skeptic’s Kaddish. {Thanks so much, David. You rock.} So today, I wish to invite you, my readers, to take a peek.
The Hunt or: The Soul Sea
Poetry Partners #12
A poem by Selma Martin of ‘Selma’
My contribution starts like this:
A worthy cause, start the hunt for a calm place to inhabit merits more than trends to uphold untethered from modish habits But who, pray tell, marooned us here like beached whales needing assistance? How to find the point of return; woke to the sacred solutions? ...
And he responded as A villanelle by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’
His first lines:
Yearning, seek within thyself In bowels deepest, such calm Where soul sea laps distant shelf Past forests green lies rock shelf The views from which, tender balm Yearning, seek within thyself ...
Please click on The Skeptic’s Kaddish Link to see both short poems in their
entirety. And if you’re inspired, I hope you decide to join. You have my blessings.
Thanks for reading, my friends.
I wish you a stress-free December, full of gratitude and merriment.
To you, who celebrate Christmas in December,
Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas, Happy Holidays.
And if Christmas is not your cup of tea,
I wish you Happy/Super/Joyous December Celebrations
for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice,
the new secular HumanLight,
and any festival or tradition you celebrate
during the month.
And as always,
I wish you miracles.
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Thanks so much, Selma – it was such a pleasure to create something with you and be inspired by you.
<3
David
I’m humbled and honored by you. Know that. Thanks so much. All the best to you in all your pursuits 👏 👏 👏
Selma, I loved your poem and David’s response. Absolutely beautiful. ❤️
Aww, you. Thanks so much. Made my day. You rock. Stay lovely.
And I loved your tinselled hair poem. Adored it. 👏
You are so welcome and thank you, my dear. You are an angel. ✨
And you’re a ray of sunshine. Thank you. Never change. xo
❤️
I’m getting goosebumps re-reading these, Selma. As I wrote on David’s blog, both poems are parallel beauties — remarkable seductions into discovery — Together, awesome! 👏 👏
Pax,
Dora
You always make me feel better than I am with words. Thank you. I bless you. xo
Wow, the two poems work so well together. I was utterly entranced.
You’re too kind. But I’ll take the compliment. Blessings on your day.
I loved what you wrote and the reply so much profound. 💖
💕 🤗 👏
❤️🌸
I loved, both poems. Both are amazing 👏👏
Sweet of you to say.
You are so kind , Selma 🤗♥️
Woooe