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Corpus Flow
The roots drink deep of the black
bitter dirt. Adorned in violent richness,
its branches provide neither shelter
nor support to scrambling squirrels,
who twist for a baneful foothold.
A distant murk crawls in,
rank with false relief.
A post holds whole years,
jagged edges
broken and pointing.
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Re. Corpus Flow
27th Jan 2018 5:00am
This is rich in fertile imagery. It reminds me of an old apple tree we once had; a beautiful snag long after her fruitful days.
Two suggestions to improve the flow:
First, it's should be its ( auto-correct strikes again ); secondly, the comma after squirrels is too disruptive, imho. It should flow more like the final two lines.
While I personally dislike commas ending lines that already contain natural pauses, I also realize some seem a more natural placement then others.
Beautiful work.
Two suggestions to improve the flow:
First, it's should be its ( auto-correct strikes again ); secondly, the comma after squirrels is too disruptive, imho. It should flow more like the final two lines.
While I personally dislike commas ending lines that already contain natural pauses, I also realize some seem a more natural placement then others.
Beautiful work.
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Re: Re. Corpus Flow
27th Jan 2018 6:32am
Thanks Ahavati, for the care put into your response.
Autocorrect tried to pounce again! The bastard.
Really appreciate your thoughts.
Autocorrect tried to pounce again! The bastard.
Really appreciate your thoughts.
Re. Corpus Flow
27th Jan 2018 7:05am
expression.
dark.
flowed, moved
then sunk in.
remnants of times
dark
leave behind matter
rich, dark.
dark.
flowed, moved
then sunk in.
remnants of times
dark
leave behind matter
rich, dark.
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Re: Re. Corpus Flow
16th Feb 2018 4:54pm
You’re pushing this zenwards... hmmm could be my current mood resists the direction a little less than expected.
Cheers cf
Cheers cf
Re. Corpus Flow
5th Feb 2018 1:23am
#scarecrow living. I feel this one a little too much for my liking. The edge on it was sharp enough to cut.
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Re: Re. Corpus Flow
16th Feb 2018 4:53pm
I hear you Dys. The inspiration for this feels just as shitty.
Thanks for stoppin’ by...
Thanks for stoppin’ by...
Re. Corpus Flow
Well at least the roots are drinking deep,
that is a good sign it is on the mend, so
soon the squirrels can have at it
...well now wait a minute, that distant murk
has me a little alarmed...
that is a good sign it is on the mend, so
soon the squirrels can have at it
...well now wait a minute, that distant murk
has me a little alarmed...
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Re: Re. Corpus Flow
16th Feb 2018 4:56pm
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Re. Corpus Flow
2nd Sep 2019 00:12am
Stark in message and yet rich in detail, terrific marriage, potent in the economy of it's imagery, which paints a vivid portrait and leaves the reader to fill in their personal interpretation. Effective technique. I often say, everything is a rorschach test. How people interpret the write says a lot about them.
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