Day 5 - Napwriomo

I used today's day 5 prompt on napowrimo.net. The prompt asks to read Alice Ostriker's poem "The Blessing of the Old Woman, the Tulip, and the Dog and then write a poem almost as a mirror. I found this prompt challenging, but interesting. It was fun making connections with language to three random and unrelated creatures.

the life of the worm, the mother, and the basil plant

rains come

and swell the earth

like a sponge

its mute form

moves and wicks

wet pavement

then sun burns

and twists it like

exposed wires

rains come

and swell her belly

with a child

like a sponge

wicking away

time the mute

birth frays

her body like

exposed wires

rains come

and swell the roots

up the stem to the leaves

wicking the flood

like a sponge

a bruise of rot

burns up the spine

curling leaves like

exposed wires