Poems that pursue the horizon from past to present and poems created for NaPoWriMo 2017 |
That spiral helix of DNA Blamed for her disability Responsible too for her brilliance Her tenacious strength and resilience. Earned honors, her graduate degree Her success her children did see; That spiral helix of DNA Would not stop her today. That spiral helix of DNA Blamed for her disability She would not let it keep her away From her long career; nursing held its sway. Thirty years wrote her name plus 'RN" Now time forced her career to end, That spiral helix of DNA. Would slow her steps today. That spiral helix of DNA Disability slides her way Inserting into her everyday activities. She harrumphs’ and takes stock of her skills ~ writing, knitting in knots~ and takes up writing not crochet That spiral helix of DNA Sent packing far away. ____________________________________________ Entry: April 11, 2017 Prompt: Genetics, a gene or a mutation For: Dew Drop Inn Poetry Workshop Form: Octet poem that is stanzaic, with fixed rhyme and ascending/descending syllabic meter pattern. Syllabic Pattern: 7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6 Rhyme Pattern: aabbccdd, etc. Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.~~Robert Frost |