Oo wow, I can see the fuzziness of the miniature hairs along the edges of the leaves! This photo does exactly what you were hoping for, I think: show us the beauty of the flowers from an alternative perspective.
I once made a woven bracelet just like this, one I didn't take off for years until it broke. It got me through some hard times (with the help of the quote I had lettered on it). Weird how we develop such strong attachments to "things," but especially when it's something you make, it can hold such a special place in your heart and feel so comfortingly familiar -- like an inanimate friend. You chose the perfect "witness" to your life to write about!
There's a sense of balance in your words, the short lines with the occasional lengthier ones, that reflects the theme of your poem well! I think we have all known a person like this in our lives: someone we're instantly and inexplicably drawn to, yet who appears distant, unreachable, too unlike ourselves for us to feel like we can make a true connection with them.
This is such a wonderful background for the boy from the challenge! Because the boy rushes past "you," I read this like someone was there on the sidewalk, imagining the life of this boy, sending him well wishes on his quest to be noticed, to be seen. And I could relate to him, too -- I was very much on the same journey when I was a kid. Lovely work.
Oo wow, I can see the fuzziness of the miniature hairs along the edges of the leaves! This photo does exactly what you were hoping for, I think: show us the beauty of the flowers from an alternative perspective.
Thanks! Yeah, I thought so too. Every summer I make more bracelets like this one - I have a whole pile of forgotten ones somewhere!
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I love that! Yeah, I kinda agree. I do love Keefe, but Silveny and Iggy are great!
You've elevated the blackbird into a purely mythical creature, so mysterious and wise. This piece really transported me into another realm.
I once made a woven bracelet just like this, one I didn't take off for years until it broke. It got me through some hard times (with the help of the quote I had lettered on it). Weird how we develop such strong attachments to "things," but especially when it's something you make, it can hold such a special place in your heart and feel so comfortingly familiar -- like an inanimate friend. You chose the perfect "witness" to your life to write about!
There's a sense of balance in your words, the short lines with the occasional lengthier ones, that reflects the theme of your poem well! I think we have all known a person like this in our lives: someone we're instantly and inexplicably drawn to, yet who appears distant, unreachable, too unlike ourselves for us to feel like we can make a true connection with them.
This is such a wonderful background for the boy from the challenge! Because the boy rushes past "you," I read this like someone was there on the sidewalk, imagining the life of this boy, sending him well wishes on his quest to be noticed, to be seen. And I could relate to him, too -- I was very much on the same journey when I was a kid. Lovely work.
Of course!! I post a lot of my poems here on YWP if you wanted to see some of them!!