Feather freely floats
‘bove seas, below sky, ‘tween winds.
Be like that feather.
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©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights Reserved.
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In response to dVerse‘s Come Fly with Me—dVerse Poetics by Victoria C. Slotto who wrote her very own Feather Art.
For today’s Poetics, I ask you to look at feathers. Perhaps you will write of a bird, whether humble or glorious in its array, or maybe you will zero in on an individual feather in its detail, writing along the line of imagist poets. How about feathers as a metaphor, or the function of these structures as they serve our avian friends? You may even choose to get a bit spicy, but what would I know about that? Can you hear feathers? Smell, taste or touch them? What do they mean in certain cultural or religious traditions such as those of Native Americans? There are so many possible ways to fly with this prompt.
I love the flow of the poem. Beautiful
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oh thank you! 🙂
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Amen!!!
This one’s my favorite feather poem. 😉
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oh wow. thank you! ❤
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Would love to soar like that…
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Thank you, Bjorn! I think we can? 🙂
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I think we should try at least.
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i agree. 🙂
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Music to my ear…i love it even more when i read it aloud
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awwww. thank you dear!
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Lovely reminder!
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thank you! ❤
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You’re welcome!
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❤
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That was light and breezy. But the imagery was not that of a feather?
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Yes. The image is not a feather exactly. 😉 Thank you!
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So much to consider in this few word. Kind of a recipe for living joyously, I think.
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you are right, Ma’am. Thank you! ❤
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Oh, man. The cadence and feel of this line make me so happy:
‘bove seas, below sky, ‘tween winds.
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yay! your comment made me happier. 😉 Thank you!
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Yes, live like a free-floating feather…carefree, not worrying where it will land. This spoke to my soul…beautiful!
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aww. thank you. It’s awesome to know that, Gayle.
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Beautifully written 💖
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aww. thank you, Sanaa!
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This is a haiku about learning from nature, wonderful in its material and spiritual aspects. A delight, sister, just in time for the change in seasons. Another metaphor, maybe?
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oh yes. that is another metaphor! thank you, brother!
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Sweet and light! 🙂
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awww. thank you, PJ!
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So well done, and simple so we can remember!
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yay. thank you!
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Wonderful advice!
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thank you, Linda!
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A write as light as a feather
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awww. thank you! goal unlocked! haha
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Oh this is beautiful. I love the poem’s message
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aww. thank you!
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You’re welcome
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❤
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WOWWWWWWW, you’ve lifted me!!!
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awwww. come back down, sister! haha. thank you!
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Oh, but it’s so fun to be way up high, hahahaha!! You’re more than welcome–fabulous writing once again!
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awwww. thank you sister!!
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Most welcome!!
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❤ ❤ ❤
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Beautiful sentiment and inspiring poem, Rosey! x
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aww. thank you, Momma Moon!
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A very meditative piece! A sort of”go with the flow” feel
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oh yes. thank you, Bryan!
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Oh, to be free as a bird…
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yes. yes. ❤
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VERY late to my reading — last days of vacation in Provincetown …. sigh. Home now and delighted to see your poem here. So few words so chock full of meaning. Ah, how I would love to take lazy flight like that — skirt along the grounds of some places, float high above the Grand Canyon, float through the ruins of Athens…just think the life we could have as a free floating feather! Delightful meandering thoughts I’m having, because of these few words! 🙂
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Awwww. Your words made me imagine that, too, Lillian! Thank you! I hope you had a great vacation. 😀
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