I love this! You have such a distinct voice for this character not to mention the sass. (Honestly. The nerve of winged insects these days) I want to hear more thoughts from this bug. Like, what do they think of moths?
That angelic face is hard to look away from! She looks so at peace. There is so much magic in this picture: the pixies, the Hobbit window, those little rainbow sparkles of light... it's pure fantasy.
I love the response to this challenge and your choice of line breaks really adds to this. "Why must we be like the ashes in a fire, / when we could rise, / into the blaze, / like many others?" is my favorite line. Lovely, keep writing!
this is simply beautiful. I love this poem RuesselA. your way with describings these feelings we have throughout the year is amazing. "Opportunity is but a moment in our lives / tht leads to both good and evil." "the summer just continues to float like a zephyr of opportunities" "it dulls the mood to the point where we have to find a celebration to survive" Keep writing!
I think you're on to something... this blinding by the sun that temporarily prevents us from seeing someone's color, their outward appearance at all. I sometimes wonder whether I would treat people differently if I were blind, if I would be kinder, with all visual-based internal biases removed -- the ones I can't see in myself, but that are no doubt there nonetheless. I like to think I would be just the same, but I'm sure there is much I would learn about compassion in a day without vision.
This is the perfect set-up for a story! Or I'd love to know his story anyway -- but I guess that's the whole point, you've wanted to create an air of pure mystery. And what a character you've created. The bit about the sadness behind the eyes... haunting, even if he is human indeed. I can't help but wonder if a little more physical description about his features might add to this piece, as well?
Woah, what an incredibly seamless way to weave a fairytale into a social justice issue that needs to be brought to light -- one I fear I'm not well-informed on. I assume you're speaking about dangerous sweatshops in the garment industry, right? I didn't know that was still a modern problem in America (overseas, yes, but not in L.A.). This has piqued my interest so wildly that I'm going to pause what I'm doing in a few minutes to do some research into this!
I love the juxtaposition of life and infection! It makes you think hard about whether it is good or bad. The vines are almost taking over the veins, but it looks meant to be! ❤️
Keeper of the Lost Cities is amazing! Shannon Messenger also has a series called the Sky Fall series. I haven't read it (yet), but I want to. It's supposed to be a little more YA than the Keeper series, but if Shannon Messenger wrote it, it's gotta be good.
I love this! You have such a distinct voice for this character not to mention the sass. (Honestly. The nerve of winged insects these days) I want to hear more thoughts from this bug. Like, what do they think of moths?
That angelic face is hard to look away from! She looks so at peace. There is so much magic in this picture: the pixies, the Hobbit window, those little rainbow sparkles of light... it's pure fantasy.
I love the response to this challenge and your choice of line breaks really adds to this. "Why must we be like the ashes in a fire, / when we could rise, / into the blaze, / like many others?" is my favorite line. Lovely, keep writing!
You two look like queens of the world! Is that a little hen house?
this is simply beautiful. I love this poem RuesselA. your way with describings these feelings we have throughout the year is amazing. "Opportunity is but a moment in our lives / tht leads to both good and evil." "the summer just continues to float like a zephyr of opportunities" "it dulls the mood to the point where we have to find a celebration to survive" Keep writing!
I think you're on to something... this blinding by the sun that temporarily prevents us from seeing someone's color, their outward appearance at all. I sometimes wonder whether I would treat people differently if I were blind, if I would be kinder, with all visual-based internal biases removed -- the ones I can't see in myself, but that are no doubt there nonetheless. I like to think I would be just the same, but I'm sure there is much I would learn about compassion in a day without vision.
This is the perfect set-up for a story! Or I'd love to know his story anyway -- but I guess that's the whole point, you've wanted to create an air of pure mystery. And what a character you've created. The bit about the sadness behind the eyes... haunting, even if he is human indeed. I can't help but wonder if a little more physical description about his features might add to this piece, as well?
Woah, what an incredibly seamless way to weave a fairytale into a social justice issue that needs to be brought to light -- one I fear I'm not well-informed on. I assume you're speaking about dangerous sweatshops in the garment industry, right? I didn't know that was still a modern problem in America (overseas, yes, but not in L.A.). This has piqued my interest so wildly that I'm going to pause what I'm doing in a few minutes to do some research into this!
I love the juxtaposition of life and infection! It makes you think hard about whether it is good or bad. The vines are almost taking over the veins, but it looks meant to be! ❤️
Keeper of the Lost Cities is amazing! Shannon Messenger also has a series called the Sky Fall series. I haven't read it (yet), but I want to. It's supposed to be a little more YA than the Keeper series, but if Shannon Messenger wrote it, it's gotta be good.