Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Changed and Changing

This is my first poem of OctPoWriMo 2014. The prompts are the words chrysalis, butterfly and transformation.
Please enjoy.

Rod E. Kok
October 1, 2014


Somewhere

Somehow

I can’t identify when
it changed.

I saw things differently,
my eyes no longer covered
by an opaque way
of thinking.

Sunshine brightened this world
with unimagined colors,
butterflies broke free,
songbirds warbled lovely tunes.

Amidst emerging beauty
words became
every day’s lifeblood;
I found my voice.

All around me,
there was change,
yet everything remained
the same.
For it was me
that changed.
Reborn, rewired.
My heart drummed
a brand new beat.

Driven by transformation,
I wrote. I write.
Adding a dash of color.
Singing harmony
to surrounding melodies.
I am changing.
I am writing.
I am a poet.


9 comments:

  1. You are indeed a poet! Your enthusiasm is palpable and your word-love-play extraordinary. I look forward to knowing you more as the month continues.

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    1. Wow. Thank you so much, Julie! Much appreciated!!

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  2. wow... that was really uplifting... thanks! Nicely done!

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    1. I'm so happy you found it uplifting. Thanks for coming by!!

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  3. "All around me,
    there was change,
    yet everything remained
    the same."

    Beautiful. Especially these lines, and the last three too. Poetry... absolutely, it is poetry!

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    1. Oh, Vinay Leo R. Thank you so much for the kind feedback!!

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  4. You are a poet indeed. Thank you for linking up! I'm exciting to see what the month will bring from you.

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    1. Thanks Tamara! I'm hoping to produce at least a few good ones :)

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  5. You are absolutely a poet. This is wow!
    For it was me
    that changed.
    Reborn, rewired.
    My heart drummed
    a brand new beat.

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