an opus eye
a moon in the hood of
a rose, my hibernation
once every few
weeks;
if I wake,
an eye cracks; many stones
and cold-blooded trees
what a thrill
I know it’s in the wind
if I shame the childless snakes
in my bed. Opus rubies split along
The street.
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Awesome! I just read a couple of collections of poetry by Margaret Atwood. It just occurred to me that your poetry reminds me of hers. Have you ever read her poetry?
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Thank you so much!
I have not ever read her poetry, surprisingly. What would you recommend?
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I just read two collections on Kindle that were “Selected Poems: 1965-1975” and “Selected Poems II: 1976-1986.” Based on your style, I think you’d really like them!
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Thanks! I’ll be sure to check them out.
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There’s a dreamy quality to this that eludes my grasp. I feel like I’m witnessing blood mixing in water, taking in the odd, haunting shapes that my mind, in its desperation, tries to make sense of.
While I am often displeased by people who oversimplify the creative process and claim poetry is merely the outpouring of emotion into language, I find that when done well, it feels exactly that – and there’s nothing simple about it.
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Thank you so very much, Masa. I get similar mental imagery, diffusing then submerging. I agree with you greatly on the creative process; done well, yes, but it takes a lot of emotion to sort through, tweak just right, and then poetry says, “No. Do it again.”
At least, that’s my view. 😁
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Epic brilliant piece of writing ✍️
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Thank you, Yas. That is so kind of you to say! ❤ ❤
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You are welcome , Lu.
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❤️❤️❤️
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“a moon in the hood of
a rose” – I like that
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Thank you!
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I was about to say the same thing as redbear. What a great image! And I like an opus eye. Opus sounds optical but my main knowledge of it is musical so it sends my mind skittering.
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Thank you so very much!
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Fine choice of metaphors Lucy!
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Thank you very much!
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The pleasure is mine.
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🖤
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❤ ❤
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