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April is poetry month. This month I will be crafting and sharing original poems. Often, these poems will be messy and early drafts. Many of use are sharing our poems on twitter using the hashtag, #digipoetry. We hope you join us!


To begin the month I wrote a poem inspired by my OLW for this year. I have wanted to write a poem using my OLW for a while. This is a very quick draft! I (mostly) like how it came out. 


I stand
on the branch
waiting,
looking,
hoping...

for the 
Perfect conditions:
bright sky
warm air
peaceful silence

and then,
then I will
FLY...

Clouds invade
The chill refuses to leave
Noise...
so much noise!
No FLYing today.

I return 
the next day...
I stand
on the branch
waiting...

Clouds still here
Chill biting and growling
Noise, so loud...
but something's different

I realize
conditions will
Never be perfect
for me to FLY.

Me. 
I 
Decide.
Clouds offer 
protection from the 
hot sun,
Chill invigorates and
cools when things get too hot,
Noise...

I leap
I FLY and the
Noise disappears
it was all in my 
head.

©Michelle Haseltine, 2015
All rights reserved. 
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  1. AnonymousApril 1, 2015 at 7:31 AM

    Michele,
    Your poem is so beautiful . . . it is truly all about "mindset"! What will be gained from "waiting"? What will happen if "just try"?

    AMAZING!

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  2. Leigh Anne EckApril 1, 2015 at 7:32 AM

    I think this poem also shows we have to be resilient and we have to keep trying, because you a are right - conditions will never be perfect. It is through trying when we actually fly. Great job. I will have to play around with Turn.

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  3. MollyApril 1, 2015 at 9:21 AM

    Hi! I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! Check out the post here: http://allstarmusicva.blogspot.com/2015/04/one-lovely-blog-award.html ~Molly

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  4. Carol VarsalonaApril 1, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    Wonderful start to your Digipoetry journey, Michelle.

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  5. Linda BApril 1, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    Love seeing that 'turn' in your decision. It's never the right time, must always just 'fly'. Love the metaphor of 'noise', Michelle.

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  6. MartineApril 1, 2015 at 10:01 AM

    So true. Your poem says it well.

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  7. Margaret SimonApril 1, 2015 at 10:42 AM

    This is so true. Flying takes courage. Maybe it's time for another Reach poem for me. Thanks for the inspiration. And thanks for promoting #digipoetry. Happy April!

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  8. JulieanneApril 1, 2015 at 11:02 AM

    Your work is beautiful. Lovely as in "One Lovely Blog." The picture is perfect and the words inspirational. So glad you are flying!

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  9. Holly MuellerApril 1, 2015 at 8:11 PM

    This reminds me of my post yesterday about deliberate optimism! It's all on how you look at things.

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  10. Amy WarntzApril 1, 2015 at 9:15 PM

    I could truly connect to your poem. This is pretty much how I feel before I go out for a long run. In the end, there are no regrets!

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  11. CathyApril 1, 2015 at 10:34 PM

    I enjoyed the way I could read your poem and consider being a bird ready to take flight --- or as you likely intended, consider the way we all feel when we are trying something new. I really enjoyed the beginning...waiting, looking, hoping.

    Cathy

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  12. CarolApril 1, 2015 at 11:14 PM

    I love this! Talk about looking at the glass as half full! Wow! We have been working on growth mindset all year with our middle schoolers. I think this would be so perfect to share with them! Would that be ok?

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  13. MichelleApril 2, 2015 at 12:20 AM

    I love that you wrote a poem about your OLW. May have to test that out too. Love that line: "waiting, hoping, wishing for ... perfect conditions." If we waited ... we'll never fly, always an excuse, right? Love your mindset and you can fly!

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