Thursday, April 24, 2014

National Poetry Month Challenge - Day 24

Today's prompt was to write a poem based on a fill in the blank title.

"Tell it to the ________"

We hiked for 4 hours on our first day in The Lake District. Today, we rambled around the countryside for 2 hours and explored a hidden cave. This poem is an ode to my tired feet.



Tell It to My Feet

Tell it to the soft spot
just under the arch -
that tender cave wall
that never touches the ground. 

Tell it to the scuffed, padded bottom
that takes the full force of gravity
with each step.

Tell it to the contours that 
hum and vibrate,
after a long day of walking -
each foot having its own heart beat -
a swelling pulse 
from pounding pavement 
and treading on beaten grass paths. 

Tell it to my feet. 
They say,
"I'll take you there
and back again."

Cristina M. R. Norcross
Copyright 2014

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