Slice of Life Post for March 23, 2023 by Barb Edler

Well, I received two rejection letters yesterday. One was for my ekphrastic response to Rattle’s February challenge. I saw the winning poem this morning. “The Rebirth of Venus” by Luisa Giulianetti is far better than mine. No worries because I’ll keep chugging along. As David Lee Murphy sang, “There might be a little dust on the bottle, but don’t let it fool you about what’s inside.”

If you click on the “morning” link above, you can see the art and one of the winning poems. Each month the editor and the artist each choose one poem from all of the submissions to be published. Last month they had 480 poems submitted so I cannot be the only one receiving a rejection letter.

Released from Domesticity, the Goddess’s Nonet

her auburn hair flairs in kitchen air
flowers wreath her giddy power
hips swinging on angel wings
breasts bouncing to the beat
gold spirit dancing
clanging her pot
barefooted,
she’s fire
free 

Wishing all slicers, a wonderful day! Gray and raining here, but I’m going to shine at my Poetry Slam tonight. Well, let’s hope so. I sure hope I can make it to the second round. No matter what, I’m looking forward to watching all the performers and the opportunity to learn from the experience.