Inspired by the Memoir Writing Workshop by Women Writing last Saturday, February 7, we begin Reading for Care: How Literature Holds Us, a new blog series that centers on attention and awareness to the beauty of words and how it holds space for readers like us. All you need is a pen and a paper (or a notebook) and 10-20 minutes time allotment for journaling.
The instructions are simple: Read the poem for the week. Sit with it. Write responses in your journal.
Note:
This is a reading and journaling space, not therapy. Please feel free to pause or step away whenever you need to.
Here we go!
Arrival: Notice this photo and stay in the moment of noticing. Breathe. Inhale. Exhale. Do this 3-5 times.
Encounter the poem, The Little Plant in the Window Speaks by Annette Wynne.
The Little Plant on the Window Speaks
If you had let me stay all winter long outside,
Long, long ago, I should have died.
And so I'll live for you and keep
A little summer while the others sleep—
A little summer on your window-sill—
I'll be your growing garden spot until
The rough winds go away,
And great big gardens call you out to play.
When Literature Holds: Journal prompts
1. What did you notice, visually, in sound, or in feeling, as you read?
2. Which line felt steady or comforting? Write it in your journal.
3. What image from the poem stayed with you? Did it bring a memory,
a place, or a person to mind?
Extending the experience (only if you wish or if the spirit is nudging
towards generosity), you can:
1. Share a similar photo on your socmed account.
2. Do something artistic or creative.
3. Read more poetry: The Human Touch, Weighing the World
Thank you for dropping by. May you find shelter in what you notice.
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