There are so many directions to take this challenge, some of them potentially dark, yet this is light and spirited. What came to mind were woodland sprites climbing, twirling, enjoying each other's company and the natural world around them -- ha! I wouldn't mind, myself, being initiated into this higher state of being.
I know very little about Diwali, so feel very fortunate to have stumbled across a piece highlighting the holiday! In fact, it's inspired me to educate myself about its history. What's truly wonderful about this poem is that it's clear, in spite of all our cultural differences, we ALL yearn for those special moments with family and friends, to celebrate, eat well, carry on meaningful traditions. Despite the drab and the cold, it's a magical time of year for so many people of so many diverse backgrounds, and this adds nothing but color to the season.
This evokes the spirit of Christmas and that feeling of the universe calling us "home," wherever that is -- back to family, tradition, the security of childhood. And you managed to do so without any of the cliche imagery of the holiday in that process. This was fresh and delightful.
I had no idea where this piece was heading -- presumably nowhere "good" or happy -- and you really managed to surprise me. This experience is in itself a lesson in taking lessons from life, whether it actually happened to you or is mere fiction. That something like this could help you rediscover Mother Nature's tentative affection for us (and in truth she has a right to be suspicious of us fragile yet brutal human beings, much of the time) is a beautiful takeaway from a tragic accident.
And some of your lines are sheer poetry, by the way! "We released the truth of our pain to the sky and to the Earth, and she held it for us" was one observation that made made me sigh in contented appreciation.
"The Red Barn" is this week's featured visual art on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section! Everyone can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
"Autumn" is this week's featured poem on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section! Everyone can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
There are so many directions to take this challenge, some of them potentially dark, yet this is light and spirited. What came to mind were woodland sprites climbing, twirling, enjoying each other's company and the natural world around them -- ha! I wouldn't mind, myself, being initiated into this higher state of being.
I know very little about Diwali, so feel very fortunate to have stumbled across a piece highlighting the holiday! In fact, it's inspired me to educate myself about its history. What's truly wonderful about this poem is that it's clear, in spite of all our cultural differences, we ALL yearn for those special moments with family and friends, to celebrate, eat well, carry on meaningful traditions. Despite the drab and the cold, it's a magical time of year for so many people of so many diverse backgrounds, and this adds nothing but color to the season.
This evokes the spirit of Christmas and that feeling of the universe calling us "home," wherever that is -- back to family, tradition, the security of childhood. And you managed to do so without any of the cliche imagery of the holiday in that process. This was fresh and delightful.
I had no idea where this piece was heading -- presumably nowhere "good" or happy -- and you really managed to surprise me. This experience is in itself a lesson in taking lessons from life, whether it actually happened to you or is mere fiction. That something like this could help you rediscover Mother Nature's tentative affection for us (and in truth she has a right to be suspicious of us fragile yet brutal human beings, much of the time) is a beautiful takeaway from a tragic accident.
And some of your lines are sheer poetry, by the way! "We released the truth of our pain to the sky and to the Earth, and she held it for us" was one observation that made made me sigh in contented appreciation.
"The Red Barn" is this week's featured visual art on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section! Everyone can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
"Autumn" is this week's featured poem on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section! Everyone can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
I will definitely try to write it, thank you!
I liked this! How did you imagine him getting there?
Thank you!
YES PLEASE DO!!! I would 100% read this! I'm a huge fan of mythology and cowboys. Cowboy remakes scratch the itch in my brain in the best way.