I am the child of root and air, the song
of limpid river, tumbled rocks;
my father feathered black, my mother brown
and pocket-faded, full of words.
I sing and shape the stumbles into spells
of love for Crone to honey-fill her jars,
for Wizardโs far-fetched flings at sun and moon.
Inspired by A Prompt Each Day’s midweek wordle, which sent me back to my Hiraeth-world.
I usually read your work several times. I experiment, in my mind, with cadence and timing.
Seldom am I happy with my first reading. But I’m always happy with the fact that my consternation allows me to read it over again. I really liked this one.
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Well, wow. I think I know what you mean about experimenting with different ways of reading (I hope it’s not always due to lack of clarity in the writing). It has been a looong time since I read my work out loud to others. I’m glad you liked this one!
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Your lines show ones deep longing for their homeland
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Thank you for stopping by!
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“my mother brown
and pocket-faded, full of words.” I am officially stealing that! ๐
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Go for it, dear. ๐
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What an opening! Wonderful and pointed imagery throughout.
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Thank you. It’s a fun place to visit. ๐
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Beautiful opening lines ๐
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Thanks. A great group of words for shaping into a story!
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Oh this is Marvelous–I love “pocket-faded”; and the notion of singing and shaping the stumbles into spells….wowza!!
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Always thrilled to get a “wowza.” ๐
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Good–I like to give ’em!
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The blackbirds’ child. How could she not be magical?
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Ha, true!
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“I sing and shape the stumbles into spells” ::contented sigh:: Aside from the fact that I love these characters and always happy to read more of their story, this is so lovely! I like that this gives a bit more of the other side of the story.
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Aw, thanks. It was fun to revisit, maybe it will lead in a fresh direction?
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Amazing poetry. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you for reading! ๐
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this *feels* Irish, for some reason ~
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That makes me happy.
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