Kyra Thompson
Lowcountry Waterway
Tall marsh grass swaying in the breeze
Tide rising and falling through the day
Many creatures coming in from the seas
The views take your breath away
The trees are almost mystic
The way they curve out and grow
It makes it look artistic
Providing shade for those below
Peaceful places taken for granted
Beautiful views that few will see
It almost feels enchanted
So close to the sea
But we don’t want to share
We don’t it want to be ruin
Too many people pollute the air
But they are just being human
Keep the creeks quiet
Don’t make a sudden move
These places are very private
To spend a quiet afternoon
I decided to keep my lines shorter, but not too short, enough length to form thoughts. I did not have a particular poet that we read in mind but many did the same thing. I decided to subtly rhyme or close to it every other sentence. I wanted to explain the painting but also how I felt looking at it. As well as my associations with the painting and what I think about when I see marshes. Growing up in Charleston I have grown to love marshes and find them very fascinating. Which is why I decided to use this picture. I focused primarily on the art itself and my thoughts on the nature of the painting. I had a few word choices like to say ruin instead of ruined to make it closer to rhyme with human. As well as using sea to rhyme with see. I wanted to have words that sounded similar to each other in every other line, so most of my lines were constructed around the last word specifically.