14/01/21

Day 14 - The Found Poem

 THE FOUND POEM


Prompt - The Found Poem : Read a book and circle some words on a page.  Use those words to craft a poem.


When the snow starts, 

My body won't be there

You'll miss the warmth you need from me

When I have gone elsewhere


I suppose not, you said, 

I have solid warm clothes,

I'm from the north, we understand cold 

I do know how it goes


You heard my words

But you didn't hear me

And saying what I wanted to say?

It's not who I can be


When the snow starts,

My body won't be there

Is it just the warmth of me you'll miss,

When I have gone elsewhere?

 


Footnote -  The original words are from Nicolas Freeling's Valparaiso :

"When the snow starts, my body won't be there to provide warmth."

It jarred on him; nothing had been further from his thoughts

"No, I suppose not.  I have plenty of solid warm clothes.  I thought about it carefully.  And I am from the north, you know.  We understand cold, there."

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