What if? Could it? {Poetry Friday}

What if I could sit here all day?

Could it slow the hustle and bustle?

What if I could watch the grass grow?

Could it make time slow down?

What if I could feel the blue water?

Could it bring my shoulders down?

What if I could paint the clear blue sky?

Could it capture this space in time?

What if I could hold this moment in time?

Could it bring peace within?

I'm working my way through and studying Poems are Teachers How Studying Poetry Strengthen Writing in All Genres by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater.   Each week I will let you know the technique of the week I've played with and a thought or two about the process.  

"Dress-up is a form of what if, as is playing in a blanket fort.  For a child anything is possible.  For a child, the world is full of what if.  As writers, we work to come back to that place."

I was traveling last weekend through New York State and stopped at my favorite rest stop to just see this view.  I had a couple of more hours to travel and didn't want to leave.  I had the first line of this poem right then.  The week got busy and I returned to this moment with a photo and pondered some more.  I love the quote above from Amy about working to find that playful state of what if.  I'm going to revisit this strategy and ponder being a bit more playful.

Thank you Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference for hosting Poetry Friday.