A Popped-into-My-Head Poem
I am pleased to share that my poem “To Live by the Sea” appears in Volume 15 of DASH Literary Journal. I had the pleasure of reading the poem over Zoom on launch day to the students in the class that produced the journal.
I’m not sure what kind of poem it is. Sort of Imagist but not really? The first line popped into my head one day, and I built a poem around it.
Elizabeth Gauffreau 
Lovely! Congrats on the latest publication!
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Thank you very much, Crystal!
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thank you very much for the reblog, Michael!
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My pleasure, Liz! Sorry, for the double entry, but somehow the combination of my selfhosted and the WP.com-blog drives itself crazy. Lol xx Michael
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WP can be an ornery cuss at times.:)
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Congratulations, Liz! Thanks also for these great introduction to a wonderful poem. It’s very mindblowing! Best wishes, Michael
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Thank you very much, Michael! I’m glad you enjoyed the poem. I’m quite partial to it myself!
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Thanks for sharing such a wonderful composition, Liz! Enjoy a good week! xx Michael
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You’re most welcome, Michael!
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I love the sea! Your beautiful poem took me there. Thank you Liz. Congratulations on your publication.
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Thank you, Suzette! I’m so glad my poem took you to the sea.
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It certainly did, Liz. Thanks again.
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You’re welcome.
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Liz, that’s beautiful. Spoken poetry is always a favorite of mine. 💜
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Thank you very much, Colleen. Spoken poetry is becoming more and more a part of my life. Thank you, technology!
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I enjoy it too.
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That is so beautiful, Liz! Indeed, one must live by the sea to understand… Congratulations, my dear friend! 🌺
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Thank you so much, Marina! I’m glad you enjoyed the poem.
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Oh, very much, Liz! xoxo
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It’s a wonderful poem, and you have a lovely reading voice!
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Thank you very much on both counts, Priscilla!
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I love this. And you read it perfectly!
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Thank you, Darlene! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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This is wonderful, Liz! Your voice is beautiful and so perfect for the poem. Congratulations!
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Thank you so much, Jill! I’m glad you enjoyed the reading.
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Congratulations! Beautiful poem, Liz–and beautiful reading/video!
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Thank you very much, Merril! I’m glad you enjoyed the poem.
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I did!
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Inspired by Nature, written by your hand
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That’s a great way to put it, Wayne, thank you!
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Terrific, Liz and congratulations. It is always a treat to hear a poet read their work.
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Thank you, John. I’m grateful that technology now provides many options for sharing spoken word poetry.
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Me too. 😊
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Congratulations on your beautiful poem, Liz. Its always good to hear poets reading their own work, and I enjoyed listening to you reading this poem.
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Thank you very much, Kevin! I’m so glad you enjoyed my reading of the poem.
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Living by the sea is special. I do too, here in Playa Flamenca, Spain. You have such a calm, ideal voice -perfect for your poetry!
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Thank you so much, Joy!
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Congratulations!
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Thank you, Andrew!
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You’re welcome.
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VERY nice poem, recitation, and video, Liz!
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Thank you very much, Dave!
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Beautiful poem Liz, and nicely enhanced with the images.
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Thank you, Dorothy! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Goodness Liz, good poetry and impressive presentation! I’m enjoying your creativity.
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Thank you, Jim. I’m so glad!
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Congratulations! I absolutely love your poem! The presentation was wonderful!!!
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Thank you very much, Linda! I’m so glad you enjoyed the poem and the presentation.
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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You’re a true poet, Liz!
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Thank you, GP! That’s quite a compliment.
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Congratulations. Lovely reading and video. Most of my poems simply pop into my head.
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Thank you, Tim! I do enjoy it when the perfect line just pops into my head out of nowhere.
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I often have to put them in my phone so I don’t forget.
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I usually do the scribble note thing.
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I’m often getting inspirations out were no paper or pencil is handy. Besides, I can’t read my own writing anyway.
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Handwriting is the rub for me, too. If I don’t transcribe it on the computer right away, I can’t read my handwriting.
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You might consider dictating into your phone. Assuming you have a phone that takes dictation.
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Thank you for the suggestion, Tim. My phone does taken dictation.
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Wonderful poem!!!! Made me “see” the sea which is about an hours drive from where I live. Great reading!! Congratulations on publication!!!
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Thank you very much, Sue! I’m glad the poem took you to the sea.
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This is lovely, Liz. Both the poem and the reading.
I write mostly prose, but when a poem pops into my head, it’s usually haiku, magically appearing like out of nowhere as a blessing, as yours is to me. Congratulations and Thank you!
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Thank you, Marian! I’m so glad you enjoyed the poem and the reading. I love the idea of a haiku blessing. I’ve had a few of those myself recently.
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Congratulations! Lovely poem and video 🙂
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Thank you very much, Marie!
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Very nice reading of your poem. Congratulations on having it published. I think it would be very different to live by the see. I think I prefer inland!
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Thank you, Dwight! The house in question was a summer cottage, so I extrapolated the living part.
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That worked very well!
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Thank you!!
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congratulations Liz, this lovely poem is so very evocative. continue…
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Thank you very much, Tony!
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Congratulations on the publication of your poem, Liz 🙂
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Thank you, Carol!
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A lovely interlude.
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Thank you, Joy. The window, the view, and the path are all gone now, so writing the poem was my way of keeping that experience alive.
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Congrats! Beautiful . . .and I love your voice reading it, too. A complete brava!
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Thank you very much, Luanne! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Lovely, Liz. Ordinary experiences become extraordinary through poetry, when objective reality is experienced subjectively. I especially appreciate poetry which doesn’t fit into neat categories, just like people. 🙂
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Thank you for your insightful comments, Mary Jo! There seems to be a paradoxical balance needed between categorizing something to better understand it and not categorizing it to better appreciate it.
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Reads like an invitation to me. Beautiful
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Thank you, VJ. I hadn’t thought of it that way!
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You are welcome!
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A poetic snapshot. Thanks for sharing it, Liz, and congratulations on publication!
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You’re welcome, Audrey–and thank you!
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I have always wanted to live by the sea, and your poem captures the joy of that perfectly. It was good to hear your voice too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you so much, Pete! I love that you heard joy in the poem.
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I find joy at the coast, and I heard that. 🙂
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This is wonderful, Liz. Congratulations!
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Thank you very much, Steven!
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You’re very welcome. 🙂
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Very enjoyable poem, whether imagist or not, and video with music!
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Thank you very much, Hien! I’m so glad you enjoyed the poem and the video.
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I really enjoyed this, Liz! Congratulations on a beautiful poem!
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You’re welcome, Mark! I’m so glad you enjoyed the poem.
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Wonderful poem. Congratulations on publication!
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Thank you very much, Eilene!
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Congratulations, Liz, on your wonderful poem!
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Thank you so much, Eugi!
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You’re welcome, Liz!
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That was beautiful, the meaning well beyond the words. I love the picture of you at the end, Liz.
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Thank you so much, Jacqui. My husband did a nice job with that photo of me at the end.
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Never mind the category. It just is – beautifully. Good video and reading, too.
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Thank you so much, Derrick!
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Liz – you have the most amazing way of sharing your poetry. I LOVED your video and your voice had an emotional depth that spoke deeply to my sense of being near the ocean. Thank you so much for the gift of your poetry.
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Thank you very much, Rebecca! (The video took a couple of takes.)
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Terrific stuff, Liz! As someone who lives by the sea, I greatly appreciate your subject. Love the music from your clip.
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Lovely! Makes me wish I lived by the sea. A well-deserved kudos.
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Thank you, Ranee! I’m so glad you enjoyed the porm.
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This is lovely, Liz, I can smell the tang of the ocean.
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Thank you, Robbie! I’m glad the poem had its desired effect. 🙂
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Congrats on the publication, Liz. I loved listening to you read your poem, and the last line with the “path to the lighthouse” transported me right into an early childhood memory of the beach. I could feel the crushed shells of that path beneath my feet.
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Thank you, Diana! I’m thrilled that the last line transported you to your childhood!! Just the thought of it gives me goosebumps.
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How wonderful, Liz! Congratulations. Thanks for the audio too! Hugs on the wing.
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Thank you, Teagan–and you’re welcome!
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Well done Liz! Great poem.
Meryl
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Thank you very much, Meryl!
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Concratulation, dear Liz
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Thank you, Bernhard.
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Absolutely delightful, Liz. I so enjoyed listening to recite the poem.
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Thank you, Jennie! I’m so glad you enjoyed the poem. I took a workshop with a performance poet and got some good tips.
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Ah! That’s why you read poetry so well. 🙂
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Congratulations Liz!
xoxo
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Thank you, Gabriela!
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My pleasure 🌹
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