We are at Day 6 – – almost a week into the Slice of Life Challenge for 2026, which runs all of March. This month, I’m celebrating a different living poet each day by using their collections to create a Cento poem; I take existing lines and weave them into a new “original” poem by mixing them in new ways. I first learned of Marcela Sulak through The Stafford Challenge last year, and today I’m using The Fault to create a Cento poem.
You can read about Marcela Sulak here and here.
O’er the Mill, a Rampart in Bloom
This morning on the bridge across the ancient mills
a tiny rampart is born
an orchestra of spontaneity. Please
allow that it’s supposed to be in bloom.
Lines from the Cento were taken from (in this order): To Listen One Must Love Seeds; Rampart; The Nest; Brazen
Common Threads 
“an orchestra of spontaneity” What a beautiful line! and what a wonderful project!
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I can see this so clearly, the little early (too early?) spring sprouts trying to keep winter from returning. We’ve got a few of those brave. spontaneous sprouts next to our foundation. I’m rooting for them.
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Kim,
When I saw the word “rampart” my mind went to the national anthem. I’m glad I was wrong about the word’s usage here. Tjis poem reminds me of Thurber’s “The Last Flower.” It gives me hope.
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