I consider myself a student of poetry and love to play around with as many forms as possible. However, every so often, a poem just flows from my pen…and I leave it there- sans punctuation – as I would while writing free- verse poetry. It’s a liberating experience to forget about full stops and dotting ‘i’s’ for a change. This cherita poem reflects my feelings on the topic.
Life is too short for dotting and crossing
or fussing over a new-born poem..
I leave the ‘i’s’ and the ‘t’s’ where they lieI change nothing
It’s perfect…..
just the way it is
©Vivian Zems
Real Toads– Fussy little forms- Cherita
Poetry pantry at Poets United #428
November 11, 2018 at 12:44 am
A newborn poem – I like the thoughts of this. One reason I don’t do notes in a notebook and rarely revise. I like your confidence – it’s perfect just the way it is.
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November 11, 2018 at 12:58 am
Love your cherita, Vivian.
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November 12, 2018 at 8:50 am
Thanks, Vicki! 🙂
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November 11, 2018 at 1:50 am
I’m with you on the i’s! Love your poem.
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November 12, 2018 at 8:50 am
Thanks, Helen!
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November 11, 2018 at 2:42 am
It’s perfect.
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November 12, 2018 at 8:50 am
Thank you!
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November 12, 2018 at 8:51 am
You’re welcome.
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November 11, 2018 at 3:23 am
That’s what Mr Kerouac usta say….
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November 11, 2018 at 5:26 am
I think you automatically fall in love with each new baby of yours that is born; whether it is kicking, crying or writing.
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November 11, 2018 at 11:50 pm
Indeed you do!
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November 11, 2018 at 8:58 am
We all love our own. But correction is not always a bad thing…
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November 11, 2018 at 9:49 am
I love your new-born cherita, Viv!
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November 11, 2018 at 11:43 pm
Thanks, Kim!
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November 11, 2018 at 9:49 am
Such a good attitude to writing!
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November 11, 2018 at 9:40 pm
Thanks Kerry!
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November 11, 2018 at 1:06 pm
Love your attitude, Viv ❤
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November 11, 2018 at 9:33 pm
Thanks Sanaa!
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November 11, 2018 at 2:08 pm
I feel exactly as you do! A ‘new born poem’ is just fine. No need to struggle with it unnecessarily. Just let it live as is!!
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November 11, 2018 at 9:32 pm
Hear! hear!
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November 11, 2018 at 3:08 pm
This one made my day, Vivian. This beauty of a lived-poem is exactly what it needs to be–itself–anything else would’ve been… not perfect.
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November 11, 2018 at 9:32 pm
Absolutely…. :), thanks!
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November 11, 2018 at 3:19 pm
Love it when this happens…. xo
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November 11, 2018 at 9:32 pm
:)…thanks
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November 11, 2018 at 3:23 pm
Sometimes the shortest poems are the brightest gems.
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November 11, 2018 at 9:31 pm
Absolutely!
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November 11, 2018 at 4:00 pm
A newborn poem…. love the thought.
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November 11, 2018 at 9:31 pm
🙂
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November 11, 2018 at 4:13 pm
Oh, yes, that is a perfect way at times. The raw verse has its own energy and power. 🙂
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November 11, 2018 at 9:31 pm
Indeed, Amnol!
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November 11, 2018 at 7:43 pm
I too love writing freely what comes and letting it lie there and shine as it is….and wonderful practice for life as well!
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November 11, 2018 at 9:31 pm
Thanks Donna!
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November 11, 2018 at 10:27 pm
Most of my writing is done just that way. Occasionally I must redo… I like to write until a poem tells me it is finished and not insult it by rewriting until it loses its original intent.
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November 11, 2018 at 11:43 pm
I agree with your style 🙂
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November 11, 2018 at 11:42 pm
I love when they flow like this–perfect!
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November 11, 2018 at 11:43 pm
Thank you!
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November 12, 2018 at 3:14 am
The whole idea of creative license is we aren’t wrong 🙂 !
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November 12, 2018 at 5:42 am
Yes indeed.
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November 12, 2018 at 8:50 am
🙂
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November 12, 2018 at 5:50 am
Yes, often the first draft is the best because it’s straight from the heart
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November 12, 2018 at 8:50 am
You put it perfectly!
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November 12, 2018 at 10:50 am
So, that is what it’s like to be a mother/creator. Here I’ve been doing it all this time, but waiting for this poem to clarify. Bravo!
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November 12, 2018 at 12:18 pm
Lol!
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November 13, 2018 at 9:42 pm
I loved the surprise of a new-born poem.
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November 14, 2018 at 6:35 pm
A great feeling 😊
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January 25, 2019 at 4:26 am
I like it. Simple and clever. I love different forms of poetry as well. And truly this poem, like a newborn is perfect the way it is. Thanks for sharing!
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January 27, 2019 at 11:24 pm
Thanks for reading!
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