Later in my blog traveling, I found a poetry challenge over at Miss Rumphius Effect — namely to turn book titles into a modified cento. While that still might have been too much for me to handle, as it turns out I had to work yesterday at the library during an all-day “wintery mix” weather event. You know how many people chose to come to the library in the DC area during a mix of snow, sleet and rain that lasts all day? Not many. Not many at all. So I had time at the desk — boy, did I have time — to offer up a cento of some of the 2007 titles I’m planning to read. Enjoy.
Here at the mysterious edgeHere are the titles: The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World; No Talking; Still Just Grace; The Book of a Hundred Truths; The Way of Water; Paint the Wind; To Catch a Mermaid; The Garden of Eve; Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose; The Leading Ladies; The Wild Girls; In this Parade of Shadows; Leap of Faith.
of the heroic world.
There is no talking.
It is still.
Just grace and serenity rule.
Search the Book of a Hundred Truths
for the way of water, or paint the wind
in colorful strokes,
or try to catch a mermaid
in the sea.
Step into the Garden of Eve,
carnation, lily, lily, rose
at your feet.
The leading ladies, the wild girls,
are at home
in this parade of shadows.
With a leap of faith
you can be too.
The Poetry Friday round-up is over at Farm School today.
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14 comments:
oh, lovely! (I especially liked the way you broke Still Just Grace across two lines.) Lots of those books are on my list as well...
Very nice. Cyber high five for that creation.
Jules, 7-Imp
I love this! It is its own poem even without knowing it came from book titles - BRAVO! I am with you on still hoping to read 2007 books too. I will never catch up. I'll make my 2008 list some time next January, God willing.
Lovely, lovely, lovely. What a great poem, not to mention a fab TBR list.
One teeny note - you've just written a cento (no r)!
Glad you joined us!
And Tricia, that is why we tell our young people that spell-check can't do everything. Long live the Dictionary! (and helpful friends to point out your errors.)
SO cool! I love it.
Brava! *applauds*
That is very cool! Excellent work. I hope that you find time for the books.
Very nice!
We were surprisingly busy yesterday. I don't know what people were thinking, coming to the library in such weather!
I agree with cloudscome. This reads so well, it doesn't sound like a "list." Bravo!!
This is terrific. I've loved reading the various results today -- each has been unique.
Very nicely done.
I have a backlist that's super long.
Wouldn't it be cool if you could post your poem at the library? You might start a cento revolution. :)
Very good use of a rainy day...
Excellent!
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