This April, Renee LaTulippe of No Water River is hosting a wonderful month of poet visits and writing prompts. I’ve been lurking mainly, but a prompt from Margarita Engle caught my eye. She asked poets to write about making a choice, either simple or complex. Here’s one I made recently on the way home from work.
Pause
Driving home last night
I chose to pause
to pull over on the berm
then sit and watch as
four slender deer
foraged in the misty fields
while cars whizzed by
buffeting me with their wake
Last night
I chose to linger
while deer peacefully grazed
stepping through
tendrils of languid fog
that drifted and twined about them
concealing
revealing
as the world rushed by
and dusk descended.
© 2018 M. Hogan
Nix the comfort zone 
What a lovely response to the prompt. The parallels you draw in structure and imagery between you and the deer really highlight your pause, your choice. And the pictures are gorgeous, too.
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Thanks, Amanda. It was such a peaceful moment.
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Tendrils of languid fog… such a beautiful word picture
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The weather has been pretty miserable this spring, but the fog always captivates me. So eerie and beautiful. Thanks!
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On my way through emails, I pause to come here and live a moment with you. Peace!
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So glad you stopped by, Margaret. I’m hoping to pause and visit many missed e-mails/posts later today. Yesterday didn’t offer much opportunity for that. Peace to you as well!
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To pause is a powerful choice. Your words framed that experience beautifully.
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Thank you. Now I just need to try to remember to pause more frequently!
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Noticing and savoring.
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Those are both great words with super OLW potential!
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