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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

I’m so glad you’re posting some of your beautiful poetry! So much poetry—so much of life—seems to be about that juxtaposition between grief and love, holding both at the same time.

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Doesn’t it just. Yes. Doesn’t it just ❤️

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Ramya Yandava's avatar

Really like your poem and the way you explain the poems you took inspiration from! Trying to use juxtaposition and contrasting images is definitely something I'd like to play around with a bit more in my own poetry, so thank you for providing this inspiration!

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

It can be so powerful can’t it. Hope you’ll come back and share some with us… xx

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Tamsin's avatar

Oo, oo, oo, I had a thought! Oh my goodness a real poetic thought. It may be become anything but … what a relief! Thanks Nelly. I did enjoy Tuesday. I’ll post my poem on Fridays chat later.

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Lisa Simpson's avatar

Oof, you shared Rainbows 🥲 I love juxtaposition in poetry, I love poems where it takes your breath away, where it shocks you.

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Me too. Think it’s my fave from the book! X

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Lisa, your poem is stunning.

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Lisa Simpson's avatar

Thank you Margaret, that's really kind ❤️

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

I love reading your poem, Nelly. All three poems together are beautiful and sad.

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Shondra Bowie's avatar

I'm going to join in on Friday! I love this prompt!

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Hurrah xx

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Tree Langdon's avatar

This is a really interesting prompt and I'm going to try it.

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Siets de Wilde's avatar

I really enjoyed your essay, your poetry and the poems of others you shared. Thank you.

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

What lovely words to read on a Sunday morning. Thank you for swinging by. Have I tempted you to write your own? X

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Siets de Wilde's avatar

Thank you for this nudge 😃. Not yet, but I will see what comes right now. And perhaps nice to mention that inspired by your essay, I downloaded an ebook from Mark Nepo and started reading in it earlier today during a rare moment nobody else was at home. It was a lovely moment.

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Oh gorgeous. I’m so glad you filled a quiet moment of your day with some poetry 📖

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