Poet of the Week no. 52 goes to +karen hayward for her poem "The Crow Without a Name" and for the amazing amount of support and encouragement she gives to POETS members.
Link to original poem:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+karenhayward2015/posts/LaehP8tWTAN
The Crow Without a Name
The crow visits me so often now, I greet her with no name.
It took a while for me to see, it wasn’t just a game.
She doesn’t hardly say a word and I wouldn’t call her tame.
And yet she whistles out to me, as though she knew my name.
So often I have seen them there I know them of by heart.
Yet still I ponder earnestly the place that I should start.
I tell myself to write them down, create a flowing chart
see the meanings of the numbers now, I know them in my heart.
I see a feather on the ground and another by the door.
I saw one floating on the breeze last week as I sat upon the shore.
I kept a tally of these beauties but they just kept coming, more and more
now I keep them lovingly just inside my door.
I saw a penny on the floor left it there to rest,
didn’t think a moment more it could be of in-terest.
I saw another and a couple more as I wandered to the west,
now I know to keep those coins, lovingly with the rest.
I needed answers for my thoughts but knew not what to ask.
The things I know I have to learn were not taught inside a class.
I have to listen, see and know, as we have done in the past.
The universe shows me now the things I need to ask.
Karen Hayward ©2016
Special Mentions go to:
+Destiny Love
+Poet Desh
+Zane Austin
+Nataliya Singh
For their great poetry and support of POETS. Many thanks everyone!
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#POETSPROMPTS
You will have noticed our POETS PROMPTS category where every Monday a moderator posts a new photo prompt for all members to participate. This week's prompt host is +M Macharia
Everyone is welcome to participate and write a poem inspired by the prompt photo.
Link to the current prompt:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/117362926624792473776/posts/3tYwPsLAUzq
Please will all prompt participants download and use the image provided by the current week's prompt moderator, and state that the photo is used with permission of that person.
Please don't re-share images that contain the poem of other participants.
Please also use hashtag #POETSPROMPTS and do invite at least one
or two others to take part too. Everyone is welcome to take part, with or without an invitation.
Please send any queries to our prompt coordinator +James polamz King
Note that the prompt is not a contest, it's just fun.
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Poetry Book Promotions:
My Feathered Friends & the Book of Poems - Part 1
by +Sunil Bhatia (Goodreads Author)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34055927-my-feathered-friends-the-book-of-poems-part-1?source=ebfg_tw
(This book can also be downloaded via Kindle and Google Books)
"The book speaks of the undying relationship between man and nature and birds in the story.
This is a book of self-exploration and self-help, a story that follows different types of birds that have unique characteristics and see life differently. It is also about various places where the poet-author has been to.
Unique bird characters interact with the Author in engrossing stories which twist and turn. Every chapter leaves one to contemplate and relook at life once again. The book along with the Poems section all in all is a fun read."
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Miss Conceptions: Poetic Expressions of a Young Girl Paperback – January 5, 2017 by +Aaliyah Banerjee
https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Conceptions-Poetic-Expressions-Young/dp/1946515388/
"Out of the innumerable ways that you may have tried to find your inner soul, this book is the strongest. Miss (Aliyah’s) Conceptions will continue to strengthen you by the light of sunrise. A variety of topics, ranging from love, beauty, sorrow, success, to nature, will bring you into an imaginary - or real, as you imagine it - world, where joy and poetic emotions have no end. This book stresses on emotions very much. Why? Just try deactivating your emotions, and then make an attempt to enjoy life. It’s difficult.
These poems are best understood when they’re felt by heart. Each of the poems conveys a message which will eventually prove a great help to mankind. Over the centuries, many great poems have been composed. But these poems are a summary of life, which accurately sum up your life for you. This book is going to help you know yourself. Snuggle into your favorite reading corner, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and put a Do Not Disturb sign on your door. Enjoy."
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Don't forget to visit Castalia, POETS blog:
arthurturfa.blogspot.co.uk
Curated by +Arthur Turfa
Castalia showcases the créme of POETS.
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Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:
1. The poet has not been PoW recently.
2. The poet has written a great and original poem.
3. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.
4. Mastery of the the language in which the poet writes is also important, although we should make some allowances in terms of spelling/grammar for people using English as a second language.
Link to original poem:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+karenhayward2015/posts/LaehP8tWTAN
The Crow Without a Name
The crow visits me so often now, I greet her with no name.
It took a while for me to see, it wasn’t just a game.
She doesn’t hardly say a word and I wouldn’t call her tame.
And yet she whistles out to me, as though she knew my name.
So often I have seen them there I know them of by heart.
Yet still I ponder earnestly the place that I should start.
I tell myself to write them down, create a flowing chart
see the meanings of the numbers now, I know them in my heart.
I see a feather on the ground and another by the door.
I saw one floating on the breeze last week as I sat upon the shore.
I kept a tally of these beauties but they just kept coming, more and more
now I keep them lovingly just inside my door.
I saw a penny on the floor left it there to rest,
didn’t think a moment more it could be of in-terest.
I saw another and a couple more as I wandered to the west,
now I know to keep those coins, lovingly with the rest.
I needed answers for my thoughts but knew not what to ask.
The things I know I have to learn were not taught inside a class.
I have to listen, see and know, as we have done in the past.
The universe shows me now the things I need to ask.
Karen Hayward ©2016
Special Mentions go to:
+Destiny Love
+Poet Desh
+Zane Austin
+Nataliya Singh
For their great poetry and support of POETS. Many thanks everyone!
#POETSPROMPTS
You will have noticed our POETS PROMPTS category where every Monday a moderator posts a new photo prompt for all members to participate. This week's prompt host is +M Macharia
Everyone is welcome to participate and write a poem inspired by the prompt photo.
Link to the current prompt:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/117362926624792473776/posts/3tYwPsLAUzq
Please will all prompt participants download and use the image provided by the current week's prompt moderator, and state that the photo is used with permission of that person.
Please don't re-share images that contain the poem of other participants.
Please also use hashtag #POETSPROMPTS and do invite at least one
or two others to take part too. Everyone is welcome to take part, with or without an invitation.
Please send any queries to our prompt coordinator +James polamz King
Note that the prompt is not a contest, it's just fun.
____________________________
Poetry Book Promotions:
My Feathered Friends & the Book of Poems - Part 1
by +Sunil Bhatia (Goodreads Author)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34055927-my-feathered-friends-the-book-of-poems-part-1?source=ebfg_tw
(This book can also be downloaded via Kindle and Google Books)
"The book speaks of the undying relationship between man and nature and birds in the story.
This is a book of self-exploration and self-help, a story that follows different types of birds that have unique characteristics and see life differently. It is also about various places where the poet-author has been to.
Unique bird characters interact with the Author in engrossing stories which twist and turn. Every chapter leaves one to contemplate and relook at life once again. The book along with the Poems section all in all is a fun read."
***********************
Miss Conceptions: Poetic Expressions of a Young Girl Paperback – January 5, 2017 by +Aaliyah Banerjee
https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Conceptions-Poetic-Expressions-Young/dp/1946515388/
"Out of the innumerable ways that you may have tried to find your inner soul, this book is the strongest. Miss (Aliyah’s) Conceptions will continue to strengthen you by the light of sunrise. A variety of topics, ranging from love, beauty, sorrow, success, to nature, will bring you into an imaginary - or real, as you imagine it - world, where joy and poetic emotions have no end. This book stresses on emotions very much. Why? Just try deactivating your emotions, and then make an attempt to enjoy life. It’s difficult.
These poems are best understood when they’re felt by heart. Each of the poems conveys a message which will eventually prove a great help to mankind. Over the centuries, many great poems have been composed. But these poems are a summary of life, which accurately sum up your life for you. This book is going to help you know yourself. Snuggle into your favorite reading corner, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and put a Do Not Disturb sign on your door. Enjoy."
Don't forget to visit Castalia, POETS blog:
arthurturfa.blogspot.co.uk
Curated by +Arthur Turfa
Castalia showcases the créme of POETS.
Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:
1. The poet has not been PoW recently.
2. The poet has written a great and original poem.
3. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.
4. Mastery of the the language in which the poet writes is also important, although we should make some allowances in terms of spelling/grammar for people using English as a second language.
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