Roberta Cheadle is the Poet of the Week for the W3 Prompt #111. She asks us to write a golden shovel poem.
click here to see The Golden Shovel rules
In The Golden Shovel poetry form, each line of the poem takes one word from an original quote to use it as the last word in each line of the new poem.
The lines and rhyme scheme of the new poem can vary. The end word of each line must be from the original chosen quote.
Robbie invites us to choose a quote by any famous or well-known politician, artist, writer, or poet.
The quote I chose for my golden shovel poem is, “Just take this step…The horizon will look after itself.” From the beautiful book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy.
In the misty, misty, mist, just
before the dawn, take
a twisty, twisty, twist, on this
long and winding road. Step…
by step by helpful step, softly go to the
unknown far horizon.
Down the dale and up the hill—you will get there, yes you will.
See the world with big round eyes—looking, looking, look
over here and there, wherefore, before and after.
With a tear or two and laughter the world is yours, itself.
Lesley Scoble, June 2024
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you, Robbie, for your inspiration of a prompt. Goodness knows where it took me… round the twisty, twisty twist, methinks! 😂
Thank you, David, The Sketics Kaddish, for hosting your W3 Weekly We’ave Poetry platform.
Book and quote credit: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy published by Penguin.
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
LesleyScoble.com 
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