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Thursday, July 12, 2012

The First Poem

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Cave woman,
dressed in skins, and pelts,
comes out of her cave,
sits by the fire,
looks up at the stars.
In her heart is a wordless longing,
that she has not yet language for.


Beside her, 
her wolf-pup
lifts his muzzle to the sky
and howls mournfully
at the moon.


The human begins to thump
a steady beat
against her knee.
It grows in intensity and rhythm
until she, too,
tilts her head far back 
and makes sounds in her throat
that have no interpretation,
yet describe her longing
perfectly.

The first poem.


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Gay, over at dVerse, has set a challenge for poets to write about poetry: what it means to us,  what makes it great, etc. This leaped out of my head, Wild Woman that I am :) Congrats to dVerse on its one year anniversary. I remember the excitement when you began. You run a GREAT site. Kudos!!!!
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27 comments:

  1. Myrna R.July 12, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    Sherry, this is positively beautiful. I love it.

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  2. DaydreamertooJuly 12, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    Hoooooowl....
    Lovely images in this Sherry. I can just see you and Pup doing this too :) Wolves are such beautifully and majestic, ill treated and misunderstood, creatures.

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  3. flipside recordsJuly 12, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    This was a great idea, Sherry. The ending is my favorite:

    "tilts her head far back
    and makes sounds in her throat
    that have no interpretation,
    yet describe her longing
    perfectly.

    The first poem"

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  4. Brian MillerJuly 12, 2012 at 5:07 PM

    ah i am howling as well...fun to think the first utterance is a poem....and that she figured a beat out as well...that took me a bit..smiles.

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  5. ScarletJuly 12, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I like the interpretation of her longing, with her young pup ~ howl long and deep Sherry ~

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  6. Laurie KolpJuly 12, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    I'm digging' this!

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  7. MaryJuly 12, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    Beautiful poem. I usually write to dVerse; but today was one of those days I could not as I had too much going on......but the subject resonates with me, and I am glad YOU wrote to it.

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  8. ClaudiaJuly 12, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    love that it starts with the howling..then the beat...and how she howls along.. those are the poems that come straight from the heart..

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  9. AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 9:22 PM

    You got a big 'ol grin from me with this.

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  10. SusanJuly 12, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    Ow-oooo, etc. . . . and thus is myth--spiritual story and parable--born. I like this very much.

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  11. John (@bookdreamer)July 12, 2012 at 11:24 PM

    Good story and feel of poetry's roots

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  12. Sharp Little PencilJuly 12, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF! I love all of Wolf Woman. And her Pup. There is an abandon to this poem, Sherry, a purity and energy that I really enjoyed. You did well by the prompt, my dear, and I hope this finds you feeling great. Love, Amy
    http://sharplittlepencil.com/2012/07/13/twofer-serenity-leaders-and-bleeders/

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  13. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Arwoooooo! You have us all baying at the moon! Great writing, fabulous in the morning. And look...doggy...I lost my Chester last year...

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  14. vivinfranceJuly 13, 2012 at 1:31 AM

    I like a good story poem, and this one fits the bill.

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  15. Dave KingJuly 13, 2012 at 1:51 AM

    Something like that, yes. Vividly imagined and portrayed - what poetry is all about!

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  16. lucychiliJuly 14, 2012 at 2:59 AM

    yes, fierce

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  17. BeachannyJuly 16, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    You are so original - seeking and finding the source of all this! Fantastic!

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  18. MarianJune 2, 2014 at 9:53 AM

    oooh, that first verse. so clear and strong! i love this, Sherry.

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  19. Kerry O'ConnorJune 2, 2014 at 10:27 AM

    In her heart is a wordless longing,
    that she has not yet language for...

    These lines really give voice to that nameless longing we all feel at times.

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  20. Vandana SharmaJune 2, 2014 at 10:35 AM

    i feel as if she is going through a transformation.

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  21. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)June 2, 2014 at 10:46 AM

    truly appreciate that you incorporated your love for word, for wolf, for the wide expanse of Nature and space. i howl to this mi amiga. your last verse captured me deeply...

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  22. hedgewitchJune 2, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    The first poem, the first song, and surely both are as old as heartbreak and longing--how like you to find a wolf-pup to open that door, Sherry.

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  23. Stacy M.S.June 2, 2014 at 5:05 PM

    this has such a primitive feel to it. i can almost see the vikings carving the symbols into norse runes! ahhh, so lovely.

    stacy lynn mar
    http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/

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  24. Kathryn DycheJune 2, 2014 at 6:01 PM

    This felt magical in ways that I can't seem to find the words for. Loved it.

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  25. TruedessaJune 2, 2014 at 7:11 PM

    Another great spiritual poem..I just adore your work..

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  26. JimJune 2, 2014 at 10:44 PM

    My Adi (beagle dog) loved for me to hug her:
    "The human begins to thump
    a steady beat
    against her knee.
    It grows in intensity and rhythm
    until she, too,
    tilts her head far back     "
    I think she had a foot fetish too, she loved for me to rub her with my feet.
    ..

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  27. AnonymousJune 3, 2014 at 7:24 PM

    Sheer music!

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