A Season Not a Pot
“My difficulty is that I am writing to a rhythm and not to a plot.” – Virginia Woolf, letter to Ethel Smyth, 1930
I yellowed my bones.
Flash! Saffron drip. The water hisses past the lip.
This poem is not an apology.
I’m not sorry I miss myself.
Life has been less hungry lately.
I make less rice in the pot.
Who knows if there’ll be need for leftovers?
The street basil is moaning, and I pick the last of it for seasoning.
I take only what I need.
Even herbs have seasons of take, but that is past now.
Winter is birthing. I hope it screams on arrival.
The cold is empty. I want warning. I want basil in my basmati.
Did I take too much? Did I make too much?
Who will be here to eat this tomorrow?
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I followed this poem as a prompt because I had no idea what to write about today. 🙂 How has your writing or reading gone this month so far?
rarasaur 
11 days, you’re going strong! My writing is going… not as well as I had hoped but probably better than how it was going before, which was closer to… not going. It’s progress! 🙂
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Progress is awesome! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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I haven’t been able to maintain a post per day, but some days I have produced quite a few. Thank you for inspiring me to be more active.
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I’m so glad to see your writing pop up more often! 🎉
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My herbs won’t grow. They keep dying in their pot no matter how much I tend them. I probably shouldn’t try, or should let them take root outside, if they will.
I like your poem. It speaks deep things.
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I have the same difficulties with indoor herbs but they love outside. Good luck with yours and thanks for reading the poem. 🙂♥️♥️♥️
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I shall need some tough herbs! Outside is cold and rainy but there must be some! Maybe rosemary, next year.
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You are a word artisan. 🙂
xoxox ❤
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♥️♥️♥️
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Feeling everything new here.
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Like any master chef, you have followed the recipe while making it your own. Good to see your pen striking so many sparks lately! 👍
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Thank you, Mark 🙂 It’s for National Blog Posting Month. I suspect I’ll get quiet again in December, haha! 😀
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I’m struggling for topics, which is unusual. Seems like politics overshadows everything, and I don’t want to write about that. I’ve got a post for every day so far though, so I’ll keep plugging away.
I love your poem. What an unusual prompt.
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I get that. Politics permeates everything. But congrats on a post every day, that’s already a bunch! 🙂
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