I go into the garden
to heal,
looking
through
a blue veil
of
something to care for.
I remember
the plump bulb
of time as
a distance, like
wonder.
~ An erasure of page 12 in Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale
27 thoughts on "I go into the garden"
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“plump/ bulb/ of time” is especially evocative
Thank you!
a creative musing on time.
My goodness, Karen. You are extraordinary! “looking through a blue veil of something to care for.” Wow!
Thank you!
Beautiful and a nice counter balance to The Handmaid’s Tale.
Thank you, Linda!
Beautiful, such a vivid piece.
Thank you, Bill!
Brilliant, hopeful and haunting all at once.
Elaine, Thank you!
“I remember bulb time” stands out for me.
Great concept.
Thank you!
Love, love, love how you erase, Karen
Fav lines:
Blue veil of of something to care for
plump bulb of time
Thank you, Pam!
Love how the title leads right into the poem, casting the garden as a place to find healing.
I love this: also struck by “the plump bulb of time”
Thank you, Shaun.
Dear Mrs. Erasure – I enter your garden and love every seed planted!
Thank you, Sylvia!
This is lovely. And I am intrigued by how the words spacings echo each other in various lines throughout the poem. You’re a wonder, Karen!
Thank you so much, Nancy!
You had me from the title leading into the first line: “I go into the garden / to heal.” Spacing strips text to its bare essence. Hauntingly brilliant
Thank you!
Wow, you use the on-ramp title so skillfully! The blue veil is wonderful here, and “wonder” the perfect word to end on.
I love this so sweet 🌸🌸🌸
I feel the sorrow in this, & I really like the description of time as a “plump bulb.” I also love the fact that the poem ends on the word “wonder.” Very nice.