In the style fo Alicia Ostriker’s poem, “The Blessing of the Old Woman, the Tulip, and the Dog,” we were asked today to link unlike things and how they may talk about blessings. I randomly chose a book, a bar of soap, and a frying pan. I purposefully ended each stanza with something relating the to mind, as I think everything can be considered a blessing or a curse. It all depends on what your mind thinks it is.
To be blessed
Said the leather bound book
Is to have dog-eared pages,
Scratches and dents and bruises,
Creased pages worn thin in some corners
And each word memorized in the reader’s mind
To be blessed
Said the new bar of soap
Is to wash away the dirt and grime,
Cleanse the body of external harm,
Watch over someone as they sing to themselves
And to clear the bather’s mind
To be blessed
Said the well used frying pan
Is to nourish the body through warm food,
Create the feeling of home when far away,
To watch recipes spring from the chef’s mind,
And bring fun and laughter into everyday life
Meter, Rhythm, and Rhyme 