Welcome to the last Poetry Friday of 2022, this week hosted by poet Patricia Franz Here. Thank you for hosting, Patricia! Make sure you check in and see what Patricia has for us this week!
Because of a car trip to our relatives, and idle time in a car, I have been knitting a pair of socks. Because it’s small, a sock project is easy to bring along. What does this have to do with poetry?
A year ago, I was thinking of possible writing projects and considered using pairs of words that rhymed. Socks and rocks were two of the words I thought of. What did they have in common? Was there a poem there?
Would these two rhyming words yield humor? I had no idea if anyone but me would see opportunity here. Anyway, about rocks and socks I came up with a poem. I revised my initial attempt and like it better. I hope we all find ideas to inspire us over this new year.
ROCKS and SOCKS Two words rhyme, four letters the same. Rocks--hard, scattered on beaches and trails, spewed from volcanoes in a hot molten blurs. I wonder: What is Earth made of? What are fossils? Socks-- soft. Who invented them? Perhaps the first knitter walked on rocks stole four letters and made two socks. ©Janice Scully 2022
Happy New Year! Until at least April, I wish you all a sturdy pair of socks. Thank you Patricia for hosting!