Two poems to share

I have two poems to share with you. The first is entitled “Simple Girl”

The other day I experienced a moment of inspiration. For the first time, in a rather long time, I actually wrote a piece of poetry. I must admit I’m a bit out of practice. I went about it “old school” and dusted off my journal. What I put to paper was actually rather long and rambling. The germ of the idea was there, but the form and language were clumsy. It was a horribly wordy attempt that came across as somewhat preachy. The odd thing is that the theme was not something one would normally be preachy about, so that confused me a little. So I put it down for a while and returned to it later. After rereading the mess of images and ideas, I pieced together a completely different poem. Still free verse, this time there was a semblance of order, and the words expressed the ideas in a much more concise fashion. While there is still a little more “tell” than I’d prefer, the second attempt had a little more “show” in the way of images, which is usually what I’m aiming for in my poetry.

The other poem, “Summer Storm” was written last summer. The weather in the desert can be incredibly fascinating, as if each storm has it’s own personality.