COLLECTIVE PROSE-POEM: ROUND 1

Yesterday, I paired the image below with a few evocative words & invited people on my Rasjacobson Art Page to add an additional line of poetry or prose in the comments. I then promised to transform our collective effort into a poem within 24 hours.

HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED & WHAT I DID

1. At 9pm, I sat down to see what I had to work with.
2. Nine people participated.
3. If someone added more than one comment or multiple lines of poetry, I selected a single line I liked best.
4. I eliminated extraneous words & redundancies & changed verb endings to create a unified flow.
5. I changed the order in which the entries were received.
6. I transformed the last entry into the title.

NEUTRAL CANVAS FOR INFINITE INSPIRATION

Stacked high upon a table

Dozens of volumes

Foretelling the awakening,

Stories waiting patiently to be discovered.

In the corner chair, I sit and stare

Invisibly awaiting there.

Summer sun glistens through tall windows.

In the gray room, I wait alone.