Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe - Tuesday Writing Prompt (with Beth and Amanda) "Write a piece of poetry that ends with, 'in the end, we were just a moment'." Starting out fresh, we thought romance would last forever. Innocent, we could not foresee change. Yet it came sweeping in like a magician's wand. In the end, we were just a moment. https://godoggocafe.com/
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This is a sad, but nice poem, Sara. I like it.
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Thanks, Mike!
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Nice job on that one! That is sort of “so specific” that it seems like it is going to be difficult. I will attempt it, however…
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Thanks, Christine!
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Excellent. It feels like a Rebel haiku that Started serious weightlifting and GREW to beast level size. Powerful. And, the flow. It felt like a short short movie where I dropped into a single, curved scoop of s set of rapids and was beautifully spit out in the pond below in seconds flat. Took all the sadness and experience and gave it a wonderful perspective.
“Yet it came in sweeping like a magician’s wand. In the end, we were just a moment.” That is truly powerful, muscular language. Such supple and strong wordplay building up to the finish. The way you tenured the feeling, the last line has that quality of also a knowing and wise and higher octave perspective looking back that viscerally learned from the experience, and sees the whole picture… and there isn’t a bitter word in the lot.
This piece is an elixir in itself.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, and your thoughts on this, Jordan. I truly appreciate it.
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You’re most welcome, P. This piece is indelible.
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Change does that, doesn’t it? Bursts into our lives, and takes over whatever it needs, not even caring to shout “Ready or not!”
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