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Her Face, by Margaret Riley, member of Prairie Inkwells
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Prairie Inkwells Junior Member
since 2002-02-04
Posts 13Kansas |
Margaret Riley is a member of Prairie Inkwells, and offers up this poem for your input and comments. We hope to see Margaret more often at Prairie Inkwells. Once you see her poem, you'll see why. ~*~ Her Face I walked one evening in my own country streets full of stars trees throwing shadows into the sky and I came to a place where men lay sleeping on cold sidewalks covered with roses, roses thrown by pale hands from windows high above, windows no one ever sees through. Then, crossing the footbridge, I began to run as it dropped, board by board, behind me into the river. It was then her face appeared - - the face of a woman half my age - - who had wept and died perhaps – for things I’ve never lived - - and I thought, will it always be this way, others brave, me waiting for a sign? |
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Bridget Shenachie Senior Member
since 2002-01-23
Posts 1056Kansas USA |
Hi Margaret! First of all, I want to welcome you to the Poetry Workshop. The Passions in Poetry Forums are the happiest place to hang out in cyperspace and I am delighted to see your poem here. I especially like the lines: "Then, crossing the footbridge, I began to run as it dropped, board by board, behind me into the river." Don't know when I have ever read such an apt description of a panic situation. And yet there are so many poetic phrases in this poem that evoke strong feeling. Great write with a truly elegant style. Shenachie |
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Dr.Moose1 Member Elite
since 1999-09-05
Posts 3448Bewilderment , USA |
Margaret, While I might not be as apt as Bridget in commenting on others' poetry ( which is why I seldom do), here again, I see promise in the way you describe things. Seeing that part which most would overlook. The nuance, the shadings, all that which makes this an art-form. Best of luck and welcome to Passions. Doc |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
This is a wonderfully introspective piece, Margaret. You've penned a lovely verse, incorporating just the right amount of imagery to bring your poem to life... I enjoyed it very much, and surely hope to see more from you in the future...  |
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