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.

©Susie Clevenger 2017

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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.
April 1, 2017 at 7:54 AM
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.
April 1, 2017 at 8:38 AM
Rosemary Nissen-Wade said…
Delightfully said – even though I can't picture you thus.
April 1, 2017 at 9:28 AM
Frank Hubeny said…
I like the idea of being "deep enough
to find my way to meaning".
April 1, 2017 at 9:48 AM
Angie said…
Way to will your pen. I feel the pressure of forcing poetry in April too. Are we all fools?
April 1, 2017 at 9:50 AM
brudberg said…
I think that if you never start on a journey you will be still....
April 1, 2017 at 9:51 AM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
I smiled at the "pretend that I am deep enough"....oh, you are, kiddo!
April 1, 2017 at 12:17 PM
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.
April 1, 2017 at 1:14 PM
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."❤️
April 1, 2017 at 2:50 PM
Anonymous said…
A month of first days offers up equal amounts of hope and fear. Here we go.
April 1, 2017 at 3:40 PM
Anonymous said…
I have planned massive parties. But once they start, this (your words) is the way it is.
April 1, 2017 at 7:01 PM
Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger said…
Yup--I do think we wend our way through a series of fir=ts and starts and find some true gems--good luck!
April 1, 2017 at 8:06 PM
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. :)
April 1, 2017 at 9:08 PM
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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April 2, 2017 at 12:15 AM
grapeling said…
as though we needed a day devoted to asses and fools... and like Hedge, I love that concept ~
April 2, 2017 at 12:28 AM
Marian said…
This is a bold ass poem, Susie. Stay bold! :)
April 2, 2017 at 9:53 AM
Bekkie Sanchez said…
Since I've been reading your work it's become so yummy! This was just beautiful, Susie! Love the "bold ass."
April 2, 2017 at 11:16 AM
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