Bold Ass ~ #NaPoWriMo 2017


I am a bold ass,
the comedian of April
digging through words
thinking poetry can be cajoled
to dance with ink and thought.

Mystery drops breadcrumbs
and I pretend I am deep enough
to find my way to meaning.

It will be a long month of first days
until April can rest in May’s blooms.


Comments

Kerry O'Connor said…
Well said, Susie. I think the effort is more about commitment to an ideal than anything else.. but in my experience, it does give rise to some surprising gems that may not otherwise have been written.
hedgewitch said…
Couldn't agree more, but I love the concept of a month of first days--good luck Susie and thanks for this very motivating and skillful piece.
Delightfully said – even though I can't picture you thus.
Frank Hubeny said…
I like the idea of being "deep enough
to find my way to meaning".
Angie said…
Way to will your pen. I feel the pressure of forcing poetry in April too. Are we all fools?
brudberg said…
I think that if you never start on a journey you will be still....
Sherry Blue Sky said…
I smiled at the "pretend that I am deep enough"....oh, you are, kiddo!
Anonymous said…
Loved this crown, this crowiing fool of April tunes! Your constructions are compact and the whole leaps with expectation. Your craft continues to grow and shine.
Sanaa Rizvi said…
This is soo skillfully written, Susie❤️ especially love; "Mystery drops breadcrumbs and I pretend I am deep enough to find my way to meaning."❤️
Anonymous said…
A month of first days offers up equal amounts of hope and fear. Here we go.
Anonymous said…
I have planned massive parties. But once they start, this (your words) is the way it is.
Yup--I do think we wend our way through a series of fir=ts and starts and find some true gems--good luck!
Therisa's World said…
Love the first stanza, Susie, in many ways, I totally agree, with it, but would change it, to reflect the entire year, but that's just me. :)
Jim said…
So good, Susie. I saw snow and you didn't even mention it.
Best wishes for the 30, I hope that I can good there with you.
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grapeling said…
as though we needed a day devoted to asses and fools... and like Hedge, I love that concept ~
Marian said…
This is a bold ass poem, Susie. Stay bold! :)
Bekkie Sanchez said…
Since I've been reading your work it's become so yummy! This was just beautiful, Susie! Love the "bold ass."