I had so much fun with the last round of book spine poetry, and so many leftover ideas, that I just had to give it another shot. The themes this time include travel, arson, astronomy, natural history and my own little romance. Let me know what you think.
The art of travel
The violet hour,
The detour:
Turn left at the pub,
Road ends
On Chesil Beach.
The accidental tourist
Thinks…
This must be the place.
Casualties
How to set a fire and why:
Out of sheer rage.
An exclusive love;
All passion spent.
Red sky at night:
The blazing world
Scarlet and black.
Home is burning –
Everything must change.
The celestials
Stargazing
The night of the comet
Crossing the moon
Cloud atlas
Measuring the world
Heaven’s coast
The collector
An obsession with butterflies
Four wings and a prayer
A buzz in the meadow
The secret life of bees
The wonder,
The abundance –
Telling the story
Bird by bird
Tracing the way
Adventure lit their star.
Dedicated to my husband; our ninth anniversary is coming up in just over two weeks.
Abroad
England, England –
Small island,
Small world.
Happenstance:
Over here
About a boy.
Love in a cold climate:
Beautiful fools
(The good guy,
American wife)
A quiet life.
Bookish Beck = Rebecca Foster. An American transplant to England, I'm a full-time freelance proofreader and book reviewer.
I enjoyed all of these! Especially the one dedicated to Chris.
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These are awesome! I can’t even pick a favourite, but the one dedicated to your husband is a nice touch. 🙂
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This is fun. I must give it a go.
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😀 Love all of these, especially the last one.
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Yes, all are wonderful – especially the sweet and fitting anniversary poem.
I never can get these to come together, but you’ve made great poems – and have some great reading to do!
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Thanks, all!
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[…] I’m continuing to read and write to the blog plan I had set up for March into April. What else is there to do? In the meantime, I assembled some titles, mostly from books on my bedside table, into a few impromptu poems. Remember what fun book spine poetry was back in 2016? (My efforts from that short-lived craze are here and here.) […]
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