My Thoughts in Poetry and Photography

Did you know April is national Poetry Month?  One of my favorite jewelry designers is Jeanine Payer.  All her pieces have lines of poetry inscribed on them.  They are not only moving but very beautifully designed as well.  I own one piece that I bought for myself and I absolutely adore.  I recently heard that she was pairing with the Academy of American Poets and putting on a contest to win a piece from her collection.  Click here to see the official contest page and get the brief.  

The contest involves Poetry, Photography and Jewelry.....three of my favorite things.  So I decided to give it a shot and enter.  I used an original piece that I have very recently written.  I am sharing my poem and the photos I took for the contest with you today.  Hope you enjoy them.   I have my finger's crossed that I might just win too!!!  Be sure to click here to see all the photos in this entry.

Glimpse Into Me

These thoughts are my own,

   the truest, purest piece of me

They are unshared, unashamed,

   to be shared and ashamed is for me alone

These thoughts,

   they are intimate, unveiled,  shrouded by cleverness

Mine alone

These thoughts are my own,

   the truest, purest piece of me

Their release could be the greatest gift ever given, ever received

These thoughts,

   they stand heavy, alone, not yet tainted by others insecurities

Mine alone

These thoughts are my own,

   the truest, purest piece of me

Where is the courage to give this gift

Who could I trust to defend such treasures

   recognize and accept them as they are 

These thoughts,

   honest, unrefined, beautiful and bewitching

Mine alone

 

These thoughts are my own,

   the truest, purest piece of me

I have buried them the deepest

Who will do the work to dig me out,

   be fair to the pieces they find

These thoughts,

   what will be the price for this gift I give

Mine alone

These thoughts are my own,

   the truest, purest piece of me  

Once shared, impossible to retrieve

Could this glimpse into me be the greatest gift,

   given to another, given to me

These thoughts are my own

Ours alone

 -- Erin Jo Chung

   January 2009