#poemaday — Public Fediverse posts

Excerpt from "A Poem for Roadkill" by River Elizabeth Hall, a WA state poet:

"What if we pulled over,
got close enough to feel the death-rattle
shake the air against our skin?

Offered regret for getting in the way
with our roads, our tires, our glass?"

https://tinderboxpoetry.com/a-poem-for-roadkill

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Reread a poem this morning that I included in one of my transportation poetry round-ups (http://bikestylespokane.com/2024/02/17/how-we-get-where-were-going-transportation-poems/).

“The News in Southwest Minnesota” by Marianne Murphy Zarzana

"The victim, following the rules of the road, still unsafe, vulnerable.
The intersection, unconsciously aiding and abetting fatal collisions."

https://www.ayearofbeinghere.com/2014/07/marianne-murphy-zarzana-news-in.html

#poetry #poem #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #TranspoPoems #transportation #RoadSafety #VisionZero #SafetyOverSpeed #CrashNotAccident #DriverNotCar

And through the wisps of winter’s crisp
and frosted burden on these boughs,
I see the sky a blank pale slate
to paint with brightly lit displays
of trees aglow with Yuletide cheer

(Blank verse for a blank sky)

#silentsunday #stillersonntag #art #poemaday #poem #poetry #blankverse #winter #Sky #Branch #Tree #Tranquility #Winter #Blue #Outdoors #BareTree #advent #christmas #nature #naturephotography #naturfotografie #photography #fotografie

And through the wisps of winter’s crisp
and frosted burden on these boughs,
I see the sky a blank pale slate
to paint with brightly lit displays
of trees aglow with Yuletide cheer

(Blank verse for a blank sky)

#silentsunday #stillersonntag #art #poemaday #poem #poetry #blankverse #winter #Sky #Branch #Tree #Tranquility #Winter #Blue #Outdoors #BareTree #advent #christmas #nature #naturephotography #naturfotografie #photography #fotografie

And through the wisps of winter’s crisp
and frosted burden on these boughs,
I see the sky a blank pale slate
to paint with brightly lit displays
of trees aglow with Yuletide cheer

(Blank verse for a blank sky)

#silentsunday #stillersonntag #art #poemaday #poem #poetry #blankverse #winter #Sky #Branch #Tree #Tranquility #Winter #Blue #Outdoors #BareTree #advent #christmas #nature #naturephotography #naturfotografie #photography #fotografie

And through the wisps of winter’s crisp
and frosted burden on these boughs,
I see the sky a blank pale slate
to paint with brightly lit displays
of trees aglow with Yuletide cheer

(Blank verse for a blank sky)

#silentsunday #stillersonntag #art #poemaday #poem #poetry #blankverse #winter #Sky #Branch #Tree #Tranquility #Winter #Blue #Outdoors #BareTree #advent #christmas #nature #naturephotography #naturfotografie #photography #fotografie

And through the wisps of winter’s crisp
and frosted burden on these boughs,
I see the sky a blank pale slate
to paint with brightly lit displays
of trees aglow with Yuletide cheer

(Blank verse for a blank sky)

#silentsunday #stillersonntag #art #poemaday #poem #poetry #blankverse #winter #Sky #Branch #Tree #Tranquility #Winter #Blue #Outdoors #BareTree #advent #christmas #nature #naturephotography #naturfotografie #photography #fotografie