normality
women worked
the work
and agriculture squatted
self-effacing
woman
as she
the watching
experiences of person
all fully her
learned
imitating
watch
maintaining
had developed
explain
among the must
mysteries relationships
like say
she
the moon
understanding time
Sally Douglas
This was inspired by a poem by my friend Elly on her great poetry blog. I chose a page at random from a book on my 'to be read' pile, photocopied a page without looking at it, and struck through all but every sixth word. I then wrote out those unerased words in order, and tried to use space and typology to move them into a kind of meaning. I allowed myself to lose a few of the words that I felt detracted, but I kept the order the same as the original. It was a bit of fun, and it's the kind of exercise that helps free up one's brain from its sometimes crippling need to be in control!
I'm afraid it does rather have a feel of the early 1970s to it, but I shall leave it to the reader to move into the spaces and take charge of the meaning...
Oh, and I'm a couple of poems behind now with my NaPoWriMo target, but I'm aiming to be caught up by the end of the week... I hope.
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