I’m engaging in tiny writes this month, introduced by Georgia Heard on her monthly writing topics. Margaret Simon shared it on her blog earlier this month. Margaret also introduced me to the Shadorma form, which is a poem consisting of six lines with lines of the following numbers of syllables, in this order: 3,5,3,3,7,5. I’m using a tiny form for the tiny write topics and finding that it is a breath of fresh air after the marathon months of March with the Slice of Life Challenge at http://www.twowritingteachers.org and April with #VerseLove at http://www.ethicalela.com.
Today’s topic on Georgia Heard’s calendar is what the wind carries. I thought of the recent death of a juvenile sperm whale that washed up on the beaches of a former hometown, Hilton Head Island, SC, and wrote this poem about the pictures I’d seen.
What the Wind Carries
heartache is
what the wind carries
when a whale
washes up
emaciated, singing
her waterless death
Common Threads 
Reminds me of the sad Jane Yolen book “The Stranded Whale”. Heartache.
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I need to check out this book. I’m just circling back to the blog – I’ve been so distraught over the trees that I haven’t checked comments in a while, so thank you for al that you share. I’m loving the Georgia Heard calendar.
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