And The Poet Switched
And the poet switched from writing lies in a language borrowed to writing truths in Emoji // and the world gasped as the foundation of truth Unraveled
And The Poet Switched
And the poet switched from writing lies in a language borrowed to writing truths in Emoji // and the world gasped as the foundation of truth Unraveled
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Pop up prompt:
This challenge will run till January 17th
Subject: The Joy Ephemeral
Let it inspire you in any way. There will be no additional rules for this week’s prompt.
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Tag your poem #smittenbypoetrygame, and I will reblog it here. Be sure to use one of the first five tags to do this, else there’s a chance it won’t show up when I’ll search for it. If I haven’t reblogged your poem within 24 hours, please send me a message and I’ll add it to the queue.
Oh, I bet The Jay Ephemeral would also pass the submission filter, although calling a Jay ephemeral would be an oops. But since I know both a Joy and a Jay I will withdraw and contemplate — words …
Miss Nearly
I would have kept you close Had you chosen the path of words Atop a river Bleeding I would have kept you closer Had you chosen anything but Hiding the bottle beneath Your pillow I would have kept you Your dreams Desires spreading Like lice – curling I would have Kept You – Near
Copyright © 2021 @behind-the-veil-of-sanity / Hayden Veil
Miss Nearly
I would have kept you close Had you chosen the path of words Atop a river Bleeding I would have kept you closer Had you chosen anything but Hiding the bottle beneath Your pillow I would have kept you Your dreams Desires spreading Like lice – curling I would have Kept You – Near
a draft, revision 357.3
and the poet wrote a draft, then forged a plan of revision, and the poet revised and yet again, until nothing remained but letters