Hello and welcome to Day Seven of NaPoWriMo. The alphabet for the A to Z Blogging Challenge and for BlogchatterA2Z is ‘G’.
First about the poem for the day. The challenge is to write a poem that argues against, or somehow questions, a proverb or saying. They say that “all cats are black at midnight,” but really? Surely some of them remain striped. And maybe there is an ill wind that blows some good. Perhaps that wind just has some mild dyspepsia.
I chose the proverb, Look before you leap and here is my little argument, an amateur attempt really, in the form of a poem.
Look before you leap,
said the mother to the boy
A puddle lies waiting
just before your eye.
The boy jumped right in
splashing away happily,
Glad I didn’t look, it was
magical, said he!
***
Look before you leap,
was the well-meaning aunt’s advice
to her niece who was in love
now a second time.
Prudence, her companion, the
very first time, had promised her a landing
just about fine.
But clouds of doubt came about and
she’d tumbled down the hill,
It was best, she now believed,
to throw all caution to the wind.
In matters of the heart
who cares if you fall,
Better to love and lose than
not love at all!
***
And just like that, gales spring up
tossing the ships about,
and paths that seem straight enough
twist and turn around.
Puddles are really harmless,
a little joy to keep
Why should then I bother
to look before I leap?
Why should then I bother to look before I leap?
We all want that abandon and the joy that comes with it 🙂
The last part of the poem took me to my childhood years 🙂 A lovely write .
Splashing in puddles, right?
As someone who loved jumping in puddles and making dad wipe her feet because they were wet now, I guess I need to definitely start leaping more. I loved the last part of the poem 🙂
Leap without a thought Suchita😀
In love with second one! 😀 they are beautifully penned. The lines dance through the words. 😀 A happy leap. 😀
Happy leaping to all of us!
This is wonderful Sonia, I agree with you about all, as if we hadnt made these leaps without looking, we wouldnt have made any!! Excellent stuff, here here!!
Awww… Thanks so much again. So glad it resonates.
Oh my. On their own, each is superbly lovely. Read as one whole it’s tremendous. Thanks for sharing, Sonia. I’ll return. XoXo happy writing.
Thank you Selma for taking the time to be here.
Love your light hearted take, Sonia!
Thank you Punam.
My pleasure.
Loved it Sonia, there was a touch of lightness in this poem, something that really clicked for me
Thanks Harshita💐
Dyspepsia had to Google it out
U say amateur but i find this my most fav of urs so far. It’s good u took a leap with out think much. I wish we all had faith to take a leap but also knew when not to….
Loved the lines
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So kind of you to say that. Yes, leap of faith is the only way to move forward in life…or so I think.
Love. Love. Love it Sonia. Your poem and I sing from the same hymn sheet.
I am sure about that!
I like the idea behind the poem that asks So what if we fall!
Lovely Sonia!
Thank you!