Vessel

For the Poetry Jam this week Mary has given us the task of writing an Anaphora poem. Here’s the definition of an Anaphora: "the repetition of a word or expression several times within a clause or within a paragraph." I actually do that a lot in my poetry (here, here and here for example) - I just didn’t know it had a name. Here’s my effort for this week. After you’ve read it please be sure to go here to check out other responses to the prompt!

Vessel

I felt that sharp fierce joy

I grasped it with my right hand

I held it there encupped

Then I opened my fingers

And saw an empty palm

I felt that deep bitter despair

I clutched it in my left hand

I held it there imprisoned

Then I opened my fingers

And saw an empty palm

I couldn’t hold the joy

I couldn’t hold the despair

I felt freedom caress my cheek

Then I drank the wide blue sky

And poured it out for you