I did take a little road trip today, over to the Clark to see a painting on loan there. Took a quick tour around and visited old favorites and saw the wood/linocuts too. Cool stuff.
NaPoWriMo had a suggestion “Darkness and Light are powerful things that can mean a lot. Use them as inspiration for your poem today.”
While I was driving around yesterday I was listening to random songs by Paul Simon, thinking what a fabulous song writer he is. His lyrics just make me glad that someone can write that way. I can’t do that but I did play with a more song like structure to go with my road trip.
I let the wind blow me up the road today
up the road and across the hills
the sky turned to dark
and my heart grew too light
to be earthbound again
just let it go
i just let it go.
the rain came along up over the hills
and the green hungry ground
held out its arms and drank it all in
the trees were singing out
and the trees were swaying
hallelujah
they were singing it out.
while the rain blew all around
and the trees danced with the wind
I chased the darkness over the hills
and my heart grew too light
to be earthbound again
just let it go
i just let it go.
Beautiful. Wonderful.