Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – I Once Used an Earthquake–dVerse MTB: Symbolism (posted by Victoria)
When we write symbolically, we choose something tangible to convey a more abstract concept or a mood/emotion. Rather than just saying something outright, the poet or writer uses, for example, autumn to convey later mid-life or a spider to express fear.
I ’m looking for in this prompt: express and idea, emotion or mood symbolically without saying anything directly.
Scarlet silk
like a waterfall
flowed and flowed
’til the day
liquid turned to drought.
purplepeninportland 
Ouch. Sad. Great imagery.
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Thanks, Nan!
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As I search google for “scarlet silk”, images shows me nothing but sexy shots, then I imagine liquid turned to drought and imagined our sensuality fading as years go by. So the mood: disillusioned. That is what I got. Just one Reader
Liked the poem
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Waterfalls drying up over time, once flowing silk is now still. I liked the description.
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Thanks, Frank!
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That symbol of liquid silk contains passion… too often ends in drought.
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That passion and energy turning to drought is a sad ending ~ This may be a muse or relationship ~
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The passion and energy are what is important.
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I see the cycles of life, of seasons in this beautiful imagery. All we can do is accept what is beyond our control.
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Thanks so much, Victoria. I enjoyed this prompt!
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This makes me think of loss. And not just loss, but the loss of something or someone extremely precious, so much so that the memories make the new situation even worse.
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And you would be correct!
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