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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 23h

This is so original and perfect for the season❣️

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

I think this is a perfect image to use for the theme -- it really works for me😍

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

Dean -- so glad you like it. Many thanks for your comments

poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

Sue -- thanks so much. So glad you liked it🥰

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

Love the twist❣️

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

I enter a world of whirling images and emotions. So vivid and gut wrenching -- BRAVO❣️

"A wish is something my heart makes when you sing
about how the light weeps through the gauze
of the leaves when it falls."

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

Alan — my heart sings with your reaction to my poem! Many thanks 😊

poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

I am so pleased you responded this way — that was totally my intention❣️

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lichtbringer @saintghost.bsky.social · 1d

The way you start this poem with the “That one? / Oh, you noticed.” is genius; it really draws you in and makes you feel more like an active participant in a conversation than a passive reader. I really had the feeling you were telling me a secret. Wonderfully done!

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Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · 1d

‘the way my speech breaks’ says everything, no need for tears when silence does the bleeding. Love how you fold up the bravado. #KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

Carolyn -- what a terrific juxtaposition of the words "perfect" and "imperfect" throughout the poem -- zigzagging playfully across the page but oh so serious! 🔥🔥🔥

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

Jane -- such a short and concise poem that really catches the essence of our imperfections -- so beautiful❣️

poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

John -- this poem catches the complex emotions between a father and son so honestly and direct.

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 1d

Paul -- you catch one's inner struggles so perfectly in this poem. 👏👏👏
"I punched a mirror once
watched the glass splinter
outward
like quicksilver tremor"

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Dean Norton @zentinl.bsky.social · 2d

This is bold spadework, indeed. Thank you for a powerful sharing. The final line, so effective. And love the "scares" and "scars" parallel here. 💥

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John Chmura @johnchmura.bsky.social · 2d

Great setup with the visible scar, really adding a punch with the second half. The background, too, excellent choice!

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DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 2d

Perfectly done, Erich.

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Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · 2d

So cleverly done, and so strong.

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Carolyn Thomas @carolynthomas.bsky.social · 2d

This is great, Erich. The movement from the visible to the invisible - seemless and achingly powerful

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 2d

Hello to @brokenspinejournal.bsky.social and our host Alan @alanparry.bsky.social with our theme #PoemsAbout #Imperfectme. Many thanks for getting us to dig deep this week 🪏🪏🪏

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 7d

Alan, I am so pleased with your reaction to my poem. Your words are always so appreciated🙏

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, so beautifully stated in this poem!

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poetryforce.bsky.social @poetryforce.bsky.social · 7d

It thrills me that you like this poem! Many thanks😍😍😍

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Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · 8d

‘like a savage butchery of war, were still strangely perfect’ is chilling. You expose how violence & beauty collide in these fragments.
#KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #Mannequin

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Debra Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, I love this poem...it is powerful! The imagery is an explosion in my mind! I love the lines, "savage butchery of war," "strangely perfect, though just pieces!" And the strong turn at the end...so, so, good!

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