Poetry Friday, Week 36: Hope is Morse Code

9/15/2023

Graphic by ©AmberFleek

Today's Poetry Friday host is Rose at Imagine the Possibilities is sharing the Nevermores" poetry challenge a reverse poem.

I am in the middle of Washington state with my longtime college friends (ones I met my freshman year). We have bee gathering for a weekend since 2003.

What is Hope? edited by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong arrived on August 18, 2023.

Sylvia and Janet hosted another fantastic class, Think Poetry this summer. The challenge? Photos for ekphrastic poems on the theme of HOPE.
This photo, a visit in a hospital was one that spoke to me. This tanka (five lines; 5-7-5-7-7) arrived with little fuss.

What does I-LOVE-YOU look in Morse code?

15 Comments

Tracey Kiff-Judson link

9/15/2023 08:46:48 am

Jone, what a beautiful poem. It is a wonderful acknowledgement of so much in a simple squeeze of the hand.

Rose Cappelli

9/15/2023 10:40:00 am

Such a heartfelt poem, Jone! Hope you are having a fun weekend.

Linda link

9/15/2023 01:13:11 pm

Jone, I adore your poem! It really touched my heart, and it definitely belongs in this beautiful, hopeful collection! Thank you for sharing it!

Carol Varsalona link

9/15/2023 01:17:23 pm

Jone, your poem makes me think of my mother and uncle who passed away. It is a sincere gesture of love to hold hands at bedsides but your poem has a wonderful twist-chattering without speaking. Have a wonderful weekend with friends.

Laura Purdie Salas link

9/15/2023 03:01:45 pm

Jone, that's so lovely. Congrats on being in this anthology!

Verrena Diane Anderson

9/15/2023 03:44:13 pm

A beautiful expression of hope, to be able to share love even without spoken words.

Enjoy your friends get together!

Robyn Hood Black link

9/15/2023 08:53:51 pm

20 years of gathering - how wonderful!
Loved your poem the first time I read it. So many ways we can communicate love....
Honored to share pages in another book with you!

Linda Mitchell

9/16/2023 04:58:49 am

FABULOUS! I love this, Jone. I think kids will love it too. Well done and congrats on another pubication.

Mary Lee

9/16/2023 07:19:42 am

Your poem is absolutely perfect.

Denise Krebs link

9/16/2023 08:30:18 am

Jone, your sweet hope poem is so touching. What a lovely idea for this photo. I just learned from reading about Mr. Rogers that 1-4-3 meant "I love you." 143 was his favorite number.

Janet Wong

9/16/2023 08:35:42 am

I love that this tanka "arrived with little fuss." Sometimes it happens that way! Poetry does not NEED to be hard!!

Marcie Flinchum Atkins link

9/16/2023 12:21:32 pm

Really love your poem and that we're are in another anthology together.

Linda Baie link

9/16/2023 03:50:18 pm

It's beautiful & heartfelt, Jone. How great that it's in this new anthology.

Sylvia Vardell link

9/16/2023 06:15:33 pm

I love how you've incorporated morse code + tanka to capture this beautiful, tender moment!

PATRICIA J FRANZ link

9/17/2023 07:44:18 pm

"chattering without speaking" - how wonderful to imagine hand-to-hand conversation