There is a leaving / that remains behind, / shadows on the wall—aromas ...
I’m not even sure what is hitting me but it is. This poem is really strong.
Thanks, Zane – I'd love to hear about it if you figure out what got you!
Love your use of form here!
Thank you, Tania! It feels a bit Welsh to me, though I'm not aware of any that follow the form I was experimenting with here.
I’ve written a couple in that same mirrored rhymed style before. I’ll see if I can dig them up! It works so well for a concentrated punch of a poem like yours.
I'd love to see your efforts there! I think there's a lot of similarity in our styles, despite the frequent divergence in voice.
You are correct! You're the one who inspired me to write the golden shovels, right?
Possibly! I wrote one back in November, so if that's about when you got that push, it might have been from that poem...
an easing
that keeps you confined,
birth within the caul . . .
beautiful image
Thank you, Ann!
I’m not even sure what is hitting me but it is. This poem is really strong.
Thanks, Zane – I'd love to hear about it if you figure out what got you!
Love your use of form here!
Thank you, Tania! It feels a bit Welsh to me, though I'm not aware of any that follow the form I was experimenting with here.
I’ve written a couple in that same mirrored rhymed style before. I’ll see if I can dig them up! It works so well for a concentrated punch of a poem like yours.
I'd love to see your efforts there! I think there's a lot of similarity in our styles, despite the frequent divergence in voice.
You are correct! You're the one who inspired me to write the golden shovels, right?
Possibly! I wrote one back in November, so if that's about when you got that push, it might have been from that poem...
an easing
that keeps you confined,
birth within the caul . . .
beautiful image
Thank you, Ann!