[stylist] Changes poem

[Barbara Hammel]

Thank you.
Barbara




Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl Sandburg
-----Original Message----- 
From: Jacqueline Williams
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 5:07 PM
To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [stylist] Changes poem

Barbara,
I don't know exactly why, but I love this poem. Each segment seems in
reverse order, the category named before the item. It took a minute to
figure it out, and I think, perhaps that reversal gives it the charm. It is
worthy. Just love it.
Jackie

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 7:57 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] Changes poem

Okay, I wrote Childhood's End half my lifetime ago and I'll admit it could
use the work but here's a today poem that I succeeded in writing with
Bridget's theme in mind.
The format will change, I know, but it technically has no breaks-meaning the
poem is just one stanza.  It's really corny ... but here goes:


    CHANGES



It was time to change

  the boy

So I turned him to

  a clock,

It was time to change

  the time

So I turned him to

  a sock,

It was time to change

  clothes

So I turned him to

  a tree

It was time to change

  the season

So I turned him to

  the sea,

It was time to change

  the tide

So I turned him to

  a bear,

It was time to change

  the mood

So I turned him to

  a chair,

It was time to change

  furniture

So I turned him to

  a breeze,

It was time to change

  the weather

So I turned him to

  a cheese,

It was time to change

  the menu

So I turned him to

  a roi,

It was time to change

  rulers

So I turned him to

  a boy.





Barbara

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. --
Max Lucado
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