I have recently put together a new book of poems, all responses to breaking my ankle recently. I’ve written about this new book, titled “Angles on Ankles” both on this blog, and also on this one & this one as well. The book is going to be launched very soon, by a poet friend, John Malone, who is also a blogger, who posts regularly on his own blog, and sometimes comments on mine.
So when John suggested to me that now that my ankle is getting better and better, I could perhaps write poems about the good news, as I formerly wrote about the bad news. So, I thought, nah. Then I thought, well why the heck not? If I can write some poems about the good news regarding my ankle, that might indeed be a good thing.
So, having written that, I can now reveal that I have indeed written a good news poem about my steadily improving ankle. And I’m thinking about other ideas for more possible poems I could write, celebrating the good news about my Right Ankle!
And because I believe a poem without an audience is a sad thing, here is my first good news poem about my ankle:
On the Road to a Resolution
The way is winding, like the bandages
formerly wrapped around my lower leg,
holding together the good work done.
Bandages gone now, medical procedures
completed, recovery now my task,
not someone else’s … Can I do it?
So far, yes, actually. I’m exercising
daily – physio and others, as diligently
as those former procedures were done.
Early days yet – these things, bones
healing, body and mind confidence
emerging, slowly, but surely, I hope …
Are balance and strength increasing?
I hope so, yes – falling over isn’t on my
New Year’s Eve list of things to do!
So, the first of my new poems about my Right Ankle, is now revealed, is it a good poem? Who really knows. I hope writing this one makes it easier to write more, and if I can get some thoughts and feedback, who knows which direction/s my further poems might travel?
Therapeutic creative writing is definitely a favoured genre of mine, as and when needed, and it was definitely needed with my ankle, it helped to keep my mind active, when I had to just sit, and not put any weight on my right foot. Writing is a way to find out what the brain is thinking, when we’re not paying attention to it!
So if you have anything to say about this, please leave a message, I’d love to chat here with you about it!
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 