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How to Fill the Void with Poetry
2nd volume of my collection of responses to Diana C.’s 30-day poetry challenge
Four days ago I put together a collection of several of the wide variety of responses to the day-24 prompt
from Diana’s 30-day challenge.
Today, I feature responses to day-22’s “at the center is the void,” starting with my ILLUMINATION Integrated Publication’s colleague and fellow Top Writer in Poetry Tree Langdon’s entry which hit my feed yesterday:
In addition to the varied responses to one prompt, I have also noticed how one can connect the dots between responses to different prompts. Tree’s poem discusses how the wisdom of others helps her through the maze of life. This reminded me of Rita Duponty’s day-24 entry, so for those of you who missed it the other day:
Now here is Rita’s day-22 entry, which she describes thusly:
In the grand scheme of things, we really don’t know as much as we think we do. Of course, the longer we live on this planet the greater our knowledge becomes by reason of time.
Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.’s entry not surprisingly grows out of contemplating the meaning of the word void and what it describes and evokes
as Carolyn explains:
Reflection on this concept:
A writing kick-off trick I use is “look it up” what does the word really mean? When I looked up “at the center is the void” I was lead to an urban dictionary that said the following:
“the call of the void is the thought to jump off the ledge you are standing on; wondering what would happen if you drove your car into another car or person; it is the thought of “I could kill someone so easily right now” when holding a knife, hammer, or what have you. it is the insane desire of our unconscious, but it is nothing to worry about unless you relish and enjoy these thoughts.”
Dean K Miller’s entry intrigues readers and the writer:
I hope those comments get you to read and think about Dean’s piece.
Like Dean, I am a man of few words when it comes to my poetry. I wrote tanka for each of my entries in the 30-day challenge:
Day 22: At the center is the void
Vast void lives breathes dies Infinitely large and small Source centers the void Moving away seems so small Receptive without limit
I provide detailed decoder rings with my tanka:
As one reader-writer, the princess of poetic prose, Esther George remarked to me once:
For me, tanka is deep. Sometimes it wrecks my brain trying to unscramble. When authors revise the SEO description or include a writer’s note that can double as the decoder ring, that can make their piece more meaningful for the readers. Tankas require close reading to uncover layers of meaning leading to deep comprehension. I hope more poets will consider that. Thank you for bringing this up.
This piece by Esther speaks of a type of void:
Now I will hunt for and gather some responses published outside of Diana’s pub:
I recall my frequent meaningful engager and fellow Top Writer in Poetry, Joseph Lieungh, posted one and I should be able to find it easily…Here’s a taste to get you to click the link:
Long-forgotten ways of knowing truth ancient teachings are sung by the feathered four-legged and two-spirited alike,…
Melanie J., I’ve surveyed your profile to no avail for these first two volumes. Next time I will choose the day to feature by first finding a prompt to which you responded.
In Rama I create,