Apologies for the tardy arrival of this week's post. I have not been well. Today another exercise from the Goat Island Book of creativity exercises. The prompt was:
GROW A TREE ON YOUR HEAD
I had a plan
once the sapling took root
I gave my hats away
though that winter was cold
my bare head and thin trunk
shivered in the cutting wind
increasingly doorways become problematic
bow or stoop?
as the branches spread
narrow entrances were impossible
so I have to shout through the window
when I want bread from the baker
I drive with the sunroof open
increased petrol use wind in my branches
I eat for two in autumn
in preparation
my thoughts sluggish this second winter
as the tree on my head slumbers
I'd been thinking the prompt over for a couple of days before I wrote anything down. What struck me was how much space you would require and how difficult entrances and exits would be. The end arrived easily. It is a workshop poem, though a video would be fun...
I leave you with an exciting new group from Catalonya Lola & the Rhinos. This is their latest video My Rules.
Until next time.
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