"I Write in 2019" has me reviewing your item today! concrete_angel, Well, you and I approached the Taboo Words Contest using the August prompt of Solitude very differently. I wrote "Single..." -- it is what happened when I tried to write about solitude without using any of the forbidden words. I must admit, my short poem makes solitude sounds lonely and solitude can actually be quite pleasant. Pleasant is not the feeling your words evoke. I loved the opening lines of your poem: We're not the only ones dropping words like paper boats into the stream of time. The words you write seem full of angst. I just noticed as I read through your words again—you bring the boats back into your poem at the end with the line: steadfast feet in fragile boats. Somehow, you use the prompt of solitude to focus on the fact that all of us, although alone, walk the same path. Am I reading your words correctly? I hope so. Your words made my heart ache. No suggestions for improvement. It seems profound already.
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