GIFTS

Words are Gifts

Searching

I don’t know how

many a flower is given to

the people who find

I’m drowning in my

sorrows and my soul

whenever we exert a

feeling, we are on our way home

This Golden Shovel is taken from a line in Maya Angelou's  (1926-2014) poem Alone.

Thank you Denise and the blogs that inspired you, to write the poignant poem you posted yesterday. I chose to have a go at the same form, Golden Shovel and share my take on what poetry means to me.

Poetry allows us to share the deep emotions and show not tell or tell not show. We rely on the weight of the words to spew the power we expect it to emanate, with differing interpretations.

Poetry tells, shouts and says. The lines can be hidden behind figurative language or be as clear as the sky.

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6 responses to “Searching”

  1. Denise Krebs Avatar
    Denise Krebs

    Oh, Juliette, this is gorgeous. “…who find I’m drowning in my sorrows” and this shows the power of writing poetry. You have touched me:

    whenever we exert a

    feeling, we are on our way home

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  2. Erika Avatar
    Erika

    Beautiful, and I also loved your analysis afterward! A golden shovel always looks so hard, you made it sing!

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  3. Trish Avatar
    Trish

    And “…nobody can make it out here alone.” Love this, Juliette.

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  4. Sharon Roy Avatar
    Sharon Roy

    Juliette,

    This is so beautiful:

    whenever we exert  a

    feeling, we are on our way home

    I admire how well your words flow into Maya’s.

    I’ve seen many great examples of volden shovels at Ethical ELA, but have not yet managed to create one. You’ve inspired me to try again.

    i love your words about the power of poetry.

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  5. onathought Avatar
    onathought

    This is a beautiful golden shovel. I love this format – and also they are hard to do! Yours flows so well!

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  6. QSmith Avatar
    QSmith

    This is a poetry poem and a wonderful nod to Maya Angelou.

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I am an Elementary school teacher , I taught at an International IB School in Accra, Ghana. I am now teaching in Hanoi. Writing is my passion and I try to write daily, at least in my sentence a day journal, to capture all the blessings around me. I write with groups of writers, such as Teach Write and sometimes Ethical ELA. I also encourage my friends to write , so I created a platform to make that possible -Writing Run.

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