The prompt over at dVerse Poets Pub Meeting at the Bar today was to write a poem inspired by someTHING — to write about the sensory and memory perceptions from an object old or new. A particular object immediately came to mind, and I tried to come up with something less obvious for me, but once an idea takes hold in my mind there’s no point in fighting it. So here’s my object poem about my favorite copy of the New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs.
End of the Story
It holds only
half the story
but the better half
the ending
where peace and joy
reign with the King
Soft red leather
feels like velvet
in my cool hands
smooth as a feather
Parchment thin pages
slide through my fingers
and tiny words require
removal of my glasses
evoking a feeling of
closeness to the Word
And powerful
that’s how it makes me feel
And sad, and grateful
So many memories
of tucking it into
my purse or suitcase
heading to Vegas,
Hawaii, or Salt Lake City
Salt Lake stands out
reading next to my seatmate
heading off on his first
required mission trip
reading a book of his own
That led to quite the
interesting discussion
On my bedside table
a vision of comfort
a source of wisdom
a reminder that I am able
to know my Savior
like a best friend
Now I have a new memory
whenever I gaze
at my favorite little book
and see the tattered spine
chewed by a curious kitten
in his wild and crazy days
And though it is the
end of the Story
its story has not
come to an end
just because of a few
kitten nibbles