In honor of National Poetry Month, I thought I’d reprint one of my poems here. This little poem was first published in Encore: Prize Poems of the NFSPS 2013 published by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. It’s one of those I popped off quickly and sent out on a whim — only to have it get picked up immediately. I hope you enjoy!
Picnic
The freckles
on your body
are like
the wildflowers
in this field;
I want to
connect
each
dot
with my tongue –
I want to
see
if they
taste
like
sprinkles
or
pollen.
© Annie Neugebauer, 2013.
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Beautiful. 🙂 The perfect poem for this time of year with the stunning display of Texas wildflowers in full riot.
Thank you, Regina!
Beautiful!
Thanks! 🙂
Oooh, Annie. I love this! And I love that you just “Jotted it down” and it was published. Sometimes inspiration is like that: quick and successful!
Thanks, Melissa! It’s always fun and interesting to see which pieces land where and when. I’m so often surprised!
So beautiful, Annie! And I realized I haven’t commented on your wonderful Zanders the Magnificent short story. Really love seeing your work.
Thank you so much! <3
Love that, both the whimsy and surprise it elicited and the use of concrete style. (I think that’s what it’s called.) It put a big smile on my face. 🙂
Aw, thanks Lexa! (And yes, that is what it’s called.) I love to hear that!
Ha! I remembered something! Believe it or not, 5 yrs ago, my writing-newbie-self tried her hand at concrete poetry once and was pubbed here:
http://sexandmurder.com/firstborn.html
Oh, I love that! Too fun, Lexa. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks! I just realized that one was pubbed under another pen name – I’ve had 4 of them. I’m such a pen name whore! lol
What a sexy little poem! I love it! And I love that you just “jotted it down.” I’m a big believer in revision, but once in a while a piece just flows out of you in such a way that you know it’s complete already. I guess this was one of those. 🙂
Thanks! 😀 It’s funny how some of them just come out that way, isn’t it? I didn’t even have anyone besides me read it before I sent in (there was no time). Kind of fun!
Sometimes you just know, don’t you? This is one of those poems that just makes you smile and feel alive – love it!!!
Hot! Love it!
Yay! Thanks Ashley. 🙂
Love it, Annie. What a perfect title, too. A great example of why titles are so important and are part of the whole, and not just some tag added on. This one would be diminished without it here.
Thank you so much, Cynthia!
Nice!!
🙂