Cloudy whispers sank near the window asking for more. We held our mind under steam filled moments screaming. No more doors without locks. No more drawers to be pulled. The brushes and combs were dead while everything else looked on.
-M. Taggart
Cloudy whispers sank near the window asking for more. We held our mind under steam filled moments screaming. No more doors without locks. No more drawers to be pulled. The brushes and combs were dead while everything else looked on.
-M. Taggart
Loved this! So much possibility here, so many ways to go with this poem, concocted of oddities that somehow fit together, and feel comforting π Loved “The brushes and combs were dead while everything else looked on.” This little gem has me smiling. Isn’t it interesting how certain things speak to us π
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It is interesting. I think it’s a welcoming thought to think a reader may take away something from a piece that has nothing to do with the author’s mindset and that is absolutely OK and good.
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I think that is something that makes poetry so very special. Each reader can attach his/her own meaning. I typically simply start writing, and finish a poem with no theme/meaning in mind. When done, often I assign a meaning, but the interesting thing is; If I eventually read the poem again, the meaning I attach may be different – although knowing what I originally meant the poem to be about. I wonder if other poets do this, or am I just strange? Hmmm.
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…..You might wanna read this…https://mtaggartwriter.wordpress.com/2019/04/26/on-reading-poetry/
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Thanks for the link, yes, agree with your post and the replies. I personally love to know the poets meaning behind the poem sometimes. It doesn’t take away from the meaning that I attach. I realize that I may be the odd one for feeling this way though. But I find it adds a special element to know the actual meaning behind the piece.
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I absolutely enjoy your thoughts on this
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Awww, thank you. I’m back to work on other things now, but will be happy to read more of your work soon, and offer a thought or two π
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100th β€!
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