Dagobah
it feels like. Or any
mythical-mystical movie set.
Easy to see how real
life inspires.
Hiking in a mountain forest after the rain gives a magical sensation. As if you are searching on a faraway planet for a wise old Jedi. Or roaming through the vast lands of Middle Earth. Only, this is reality. Not a movie set, not an imagined universe. Just a forest on a mountainside. Surrounded by that beauty, it’s easy to see how life inspires great art.
How does the real world inspire you?
The poem on top is a tritriplicata, a poetic form I created. If you want to know more about it, click here to find answers to some of the questions you might have. If you want to read a collection of tritriplicata poems, why not buy my ebook Thinking of Europe. It has 27 tritriplicata poems taking you on a journey through Europe.
Poetry Elsewhere
Haiku can be extremely powerful. Like this sunset-inspired one by Amy Myers.
More instapoetry from Chiara Maxia. Social comments also make for powerful words. This poem, waitress tears, is a great example.
I love a forest walk or climbing over rocks on a stony beach or stepping over a heather covered moor. The other day I was in a forest, sun shining through the branches and I stopped. Everything was still and quiet. Pine needles littered the path. Ferns covered the ground. Trees with twisted trunks made shade. Then I noticed it wasn’t quiet. I could hear a rustling, scurrying sound. I crouched down, titling my head in what I thought was the direction of the noise. It was then I noticed the ants! About 1cm long, they were scurrying along the forest floor, going about their business. And it was ‘noisy’!! It was like I’d discovered a mini world! It was pretty cool!