I like the link of stars/space to sky/earth -- mixing in different nature images works nicely. That haiku also certainly hits hard -- even without the title to link to "the caged bird" it does a great job at setting a tone!
name: key/string/perks pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs
novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24) poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
I wrote this poem about the main character to my novel
6. Insight
I am no stranger to these fears. They're so vivid, they move me to tears. I lie awake at night, with these pictures in my head. They look so graphic that they fill me with dread.
Who am I to be so afraid? If she knew, she'd be so ashamed. 'Take it by the reins,' she'd say, expecting me to obey.
But I can't help this feeling; it leaves me falling when I'm meant to play this role, and I land in a hole.
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Thank you guys so much, @EditorandPerks and @ChesTacos! I'm so glad that you thought the poems set the tone. I was really hoping to acheive that!
There is always something left to love. - One Hundred Years of Solitude
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