This wind of promise 1
Gives me a foretaste 2
(Of a) Heaven shower(ing) down blessings 3
Poem 5 of a series of 5
Notes: Found poetry using snippets of text from “Letter I” of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Page numbers refer to my paperback copy of the book, a Penguin Classics edition from 2003.
These snippets are from pages 1, 3 & 4 of Letter 1. Words in brackets my own addition | Title from page 3 lines 21 | 1 from page 1 line 11 | 2 from page 1 lines 10 & 11 | 3 from page 4 lines 10 & 11
I feel my heart glow 1
(As I) read with ardour 2
Those poets whose effusions 3
Entranced my soul 4
Poem 4 of a series of 5
Notes: Found poetry using snippets of text from “Letter I” of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Page numbers refer to my paperback copy of the book, a Penguin Classics edition from 2003.
These snippets are from the second page of Letter 1. Words in brackets my own addition | Title from lines 36 & 37 | 1 from line 18 | 2 from line 22 | 3 from line 32 & 33 | 4 from line 33
Conquer all fear 1
With joy 2
(And) a steady purpose 3
Poem 3 of a series of 5
Notes: Found poetry using snippets of text from “Letter I” of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Page numbers refer to my paperback copy of the book, a Penguin Classics edition from 2003.
These snippets are from the second page of Letter 1. Word in brackets my own addition | Title my own | 1 from line 6 | 2 from lines 7 & 8 | 3 from line 20 |
The sun is for ever 1
A perpetual splendour 2
Surpassing in wonders and in beauty 3
A thousand celestial observations 4
Poem 2 of a series of 5
Notes: Found poetry using snippets of text from “Letter I” of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Page numbers refer to my paperback copy of the book, a Penguin Classics edition from 2003.
These snippets are from the first and second page of Letter 1. Title from page 1 lines 11 & 12 | 1 from page 1 line 15 | 2 from page 1 lines 16 & 17 | 3 from line 20 | 4 from page 2 line 1
Cold northern breeze 1
Frost and desolation 2
A country of eternal light 3
Poem 1 of a series of 5
Notes: Found poetry using snippets of text from “Letter I” of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Page numbers refer to my paperback copy of the book, a Penguin Classics edition from 2003.
These snippets are from the first page of Letter 1. Title from line 11 | 1 from line 7 | 2 from line 13 | 3 from line 24
Pits, bricks and chimneys
Now returned to nature, so
Lovingly tended
This was originally posted on this site in May 2017. You can find it here.
Here’s my attempt for this week’s tanka challenge, hosted by Kiwinana at Ramblings of a Writer. The words are “summer” and “colour”. The prompt can be found here. Go and check it out!
From spring to summer
In English country garden
Riot of colour
Wildflowers swaying, dancing
Haven for butterflies, bees
Whispers in moonlight
Beneath a blanket of stars
Night invocation
Dancing on the stones of the earth
Celebrating the changing seasons
Swaying in the light of the moon
Becoming one with the night
The Magic Circle by John William Waterhouse (picture credit: wikipedia)
She casts the circle first with words
Walks it again, casting herbs
Around once more, one final time
Sprinkling salt as she goes.
Sammi Cox 