Clay
By
Kimberly L McClune
January
3, 2013
When I am
wet, my heart is open
Pliable and
easy,
Smooth and
bendable.
Mold me with
Your spirit
Shape me into
Your will
Make me in
Your image.
I am Yours
I exist for
You
I was created
by You.
But when I am
dry, I am hard
Coldness
seeps in
My heart is
closed.
I resist You
Push You away,
Turn my back
on You.
I let fear
overwhelm me.
My spirit
shudders, fades,
I cower
inside, afraid.
My soul is
dry, hard clay
Stiff and
unyielding
Crumbling,
Chipping,
Cracking.
Rain on me!
Make me
supple again
Soft and
flexible
Bend and shape me
Make me
useful,
A jar to hold
Your spirit.
This piece was written in a moment of spiritual searching. As you can see, I was asking God to make me His own and help me to not rely on my own powers and understanding, but His. I found great peace in creating this.
Melody and
Lyric
By
Kimberly L. McClune
April
5, 2013
Wordless
Lilting tones
Spilling over
eardrums,
Slipping into
the soul,
Married with
sweet harmonies
Create moods in
notes
And rhythms.
Stealing upwards
Toward the sky
Happy sounds
lift spirits,
To soar with
angels,
Carried on
melodic themes
And intonations.
Words
Letter formed
Gripping the
heart
Touching the
soul.
Carefully chosen
rhymes
Stories of love
And heartbreak,
Reaching inside
Pulling at
thoughts
Tugging at
memories.
Told to open
hearts,
Tales of sorrow
And joy.
This piece was written specifically for my former Music Professor at Lycoming College who is retiring this year after teacher there for 37 years. He was very special and I wanted to create something to share with him on his retirement. This was sent in a package along with some photos and the next poem to be placed in a memory book for him and his family.
On a Song
By
Kimberly L. McClune
October
4, 2010
Taking flight,
Soaring in your
heart over memories,
Hopes and dreams.
Reaching into
yourself,
One moment
flowing into another.
Time, captured
by a tune,
Lost inside the
melody
Held by the
words,
Glint of a dream
Shadow of a tear.
While I recently sent this and the previous poem to my college for the memory book, I had written it a few years ago to recount my feelings and thoughts after listening to a particular;y touching song. Music is an important part of my life, so is writing. When the two are put together into a song, it is especially moving for me in most cases. Both of these previous poems have been submitted to Poetry Quarterly as well.
I have written some other pieces since the first of the year, but I don't want to cram too much into this post. Would that I could spend more time on poetry and stories. I have several stories and many poems started and in various stages of completion. Oh that the things that call me away from writing would do themselves so that I could just write and write and write. Alas, this is but a dream.
I hope that you enjoy these pieces and will watch for another post soon with a few more recent works.
