Off-the-cuff poetry

I’ve been taking a poetry writing class, which is in part why I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve been reading and writing and going to class, and that hasn’t left me time to tend the blog. (Sorry!)

One of the class assignments is to respond to daily prompts. Because of my schedule, these tend to be dashed off in half an hour or so, which has been very fun and freeing. It doesn’t necessarily lend itself to great poetry, but it most certainly is great practice.

Here’s what I wrote in response to the prompt “perfect”:

Pitch perfect

the mitt rests against his thigh

throwing arm loose at his side

he lowers his head, blocks the batter

with the bill of his cap

signals flash between the catcher’s knees until

he looks away and brings

the mitt to his chest

his fingers find the seams, wrap

around the ball as he goes

into his motion and delivers

the perfect pitch

 

(By the way, spring begins in only TEN DAYS with the four most beautiful words in the English language: “Pitchers and catchers report.”)

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