Got my plan for book three sorted out! As a treat (for me), a rondelet. For the dverse OLN.
Dark creeps so fast
Swallows the light where I would walk
Dark creeps so fast
Though hands beseech sun shines its last
Gold dying beams on flower stalk
On pelt of fox and wing of hawk
Dark creeps so fast.
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The changing light certainly is. I hope the poem is too 🙂
That is an ominous creeping of darkness.
And yet it happens every 24 hours 🙂
It seems to creep slower as summer comes on! Winter is another story!
Such a wonderful rondolet ~ I hope darkness does not creeps so fast as I want to enjoy this sunshine of spring ~
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Thanks, Michael!
Sometimes, I think I never read anything as beautiful as your work; and then I think, since you write so well, I’m glad you discovered it. When are you producing your first book of poetry? 🙂
That’s a lovely compliment, Fran and I’m blushing. If ever I get famous I’ll maybe try getting a book of poetry together. Nobody buys poetry though, and the thought of doing it all myself and it being a dud would be heartbreaking.
A beautiful moment of the day touched with the hand of sadness.
It’s always sad, I think. Another day gone that we won’t have again.
This is such a powerful rondolet! Especially love the image “Gold dying beams on flower stalk.” 💜
Thank you, Sanaa 🙂
Congrats on the book plan, and lovely rondelet.
Thanks Merril 🙂 I’ve been lying awake at night trying to work out the plot knots in the last book and I think I’ve done it.
That must be a great feeling! Congratulations!
Thank you! It all gets a bit complicated at the end. Often the case, I know…
I’m imagine it does. I’m not sure I’d have the patience to plot out a novel. I’m trying to work on some poems for publication. And a new reference book–sexual harassment. Too bad there’s no material around on that subject. 😉
No, but that’s what you’d expect in a state founded by Puritans, isn’t it? A novel isn’t so hard to get to grips with. It’s starting it that’s hard.
this is so gentle but powerful Jane
Thanks, Damien 🙂
The last part of the day is such a wonderful treat…. that time comes later and later at the moment… sunset is 9:15
It means it’s still just about light when I take Finbar for a final walk and we see the first nocturnal animals getting about.
Also, if I wake up at 3:30 it’s already daylight—
Ah, that’s because you live at the North Pole. For the rest of us, it’s still quite dark at 3.30 🙂
this makes me happy:)
I’m pleased you didn’t find anything sinister in it 🙂
Love this rhyme scheme! And we should enjoy the sun while it lasts, dark creeps so fast..
Night is interesting too though 🙂
…pelt of fox and wing of hawk… perfect, Jane! Can’t wait for that book!
Me neither! It’s my favourite so far and I hope it will find a good home 🙂
My manuscript just found a home at Kelsay Books. They put out a quality product. If you don’t have someone in mind, you might try them. They let you select your own people for blurbs and artwork for the cover too.
I’m hoping that my agent has someone big in mind. What’s the point of having an agent otherwise? I’ll have a look at Kelsay though 🙂
I see, they’re poetry publishers. That’s more interesting. I should think I’ll be on my own with poetry. Thanks for the tip, Sarah, and congratulations on placing your poetry 🙂
If it is a collection of more than 40 pages, also try Brickhouse Books. They wanted my manuscript too, but they don’t take chapbooks, I don’t think.
I haven’t had that many poems published in magazines so that makes it more difficult. I’ll look at Brickhouse too 🙂
It does help to have some publications out there. You do great work, Jane. I think your poems would find homes easily. If you need some places to try, my email is on my blog, and I can give you suggestions. But you have many followers on your blog, and what many publishers want to know is if you have a way to market your book, which you do.
I have had quite a lot of poems published but only a few in paying publications. it’s rare I submit any since I’m not interested in giving my work away any more. I’d rather just post it on my blog. At the moment, writing poetry is my reward when I’ve done some of the hard stuff. When I’ve finished the third book in this new series I’ll think seriously about publishing some poetry.
I have only had 2 published in places that pay. That shouldn’t deter you at all. I just like getting my poetry out to as wide an audience as I can, and that leads more people to my blog. I was told that a publisher just likes to see that you are serious about your poetry and will actively market. Having some publications, paid or unpaid, seems to indicate that to them.
It’s at the ‘actively market’ that I fall down. I just don’t do it. I’m prepared to lend a hand, but any publisher who tells me I have to do the lion’s share of the promotion is a non-starter as far as I’m concerned. My share was writing the book. The publisher already takes more than half the profits, and they want me to pay for advertising too? I know not everybody looks at it the same way, but I’ve self-published and I know that if you don’t promote nobody knows you’re there, and promotion costs money. That, to my mind is why you would want a publisher in the first place. Poetry, I don’t know about. I imagine that is even more of a hard sell than fiction.
This is also a good resource. Lots of publishers here. https://www.pw.org/small_presses
Thanks! I’ll look into this.
Lovely! Good luck on whatever you do you’re a wonderful poetess!
Thank you, Bekkie! It’s lovely of you to say so!