Elan Mudrow
Smidgens
Twigs
These arms are worthless
They are but twigs
Covered with dry moss
Easily trampled, broken
Back to dust, back to dirt
If I had the heart to care for you
My limbs couldn’t, wouldn’t lift
For lack of strength
I attempt to hold you
My arms create
A dry sound of snapping
Sapless branches
This is when you held me…back
Even though you could’ve
Easily broken me into bits
To become small sticks
Smashed to crumbles
Easing the way back
To the very ground
I love and adore, my safety place
The space twigs belong
The other end of the sprout
I’m shocked that
Your arms are red with life
And as I wiggle, attempting
To free myself, from being accepted
Your muscles squeeze.
I can only fall for you
Even though leaves have left
Me long ago, in search
For the green, they once felt
I am but sticks in a pile… you must know.
You decide to never let me go, now…
The rain is returning
Pinecones fall, grouped together, grounded
Walnuts hit the earth, solid in shells
Plums gladly overripe, proving
I am to love you, as no other twig has.
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Elan Mudrow 
Thank you..first lesson; how does ‘bitter sweet healing poisoning’ sound?
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“Bitter sweet healing poison”. How do these words work together? Three adjectives and a noun. Yet, the adjectives act as verbs as well. Think like this. Try to place the words into different structures. But, the important part is that they have to communicate in the new position you place them. That takes a deep emotional knowledge, an insight to communication, and loads of life experience. You must will the reader, by how you use the words, into stretching the words to the place you want them to belong. Good luck!
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You are so good…I will learn from you 👏🏽
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This is lovely! With good use of imagery 🙂
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Awesome
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Well, that ability to allow the readers to place themselves is a good one, and you’re welcome.
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Thanks. The I is a tricky place. It isn’t really me who is doing the talking. It’s the I of the poem, which is why the reader can place themselves within it,
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I like the first person narrative, I enjoy poems where the poet is talking to someone, and I can place myself in their position. Anyway, I like your poem.
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You’re welcome. Look forward to reading more.
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The poem took me about a month to complete. Thanks a lot.
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This is beautiful, Elan. I found it quite moving. The image really works well with your poem. How long did it take you to write this? It fells like a lot of thought and emotion has gone into this. I really like it.
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I believe that poetry is the foundation of all writing, and the simile and metaphor in “Twigs” is solid. 🙂
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Thanks so much.
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Beautiful and vivid. Love the imagery.
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This is beautiful, very touching.
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Excellent evocative imagery – especial the one conjured in the first three lines. 🙂
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That was good and that photo ties in with the words.
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The images are so vivid that I have already written a novel about this story in my head. It is a truly amazing poem!
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Very nice !
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