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Faux? I don’t think so. This is lovely, Alex. A mix of melancholy and thoughtfulness. Those grasses were so pretty while they lasted.
I think the natural world is the most difficult to look at in autumn (except perhaps in Seattle, where winter is just an extended rainy late fall that will, by February, begin to shift to early spring).
But… it’s the preface seems to really invite comment. I have studied it several times over a couple days. So you, um, quit writing poetry because you decided you didn’t have the authenticity or emotion, and then you took the authentictity and emotion and wrote prose instead, on blog posts and lenses and…
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For me, poetry is such a personal exercise that sometimes, even though I have kicked those doors open, they slam back shut.
Prose, blog posts, lenses, etc. are much easier to write close to the core of the emotions and have the ability to skirt them at the last possible moment.
Poetry has no such safety net.
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Your poem is a beautiful, reflective journey, Alex. I used to write poetry — a long, long time ago — and I can relate to the emotional level and vulnerability necessary for this type of writing. Nonfiction writing in posts, articles, and lenses keeps those emotions safely in check.
Thank you, Jennifer. Yup, the emotional investment is great. No hiding behind facts, figures, opinions, or even fictional characters.
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Revisited: The Pretty Grasses – I often wonder if I have true emotions and passion, or are they faux. I think I… http://is.gd/f2A1X #ewn
Revisited: The Pretty Grasses – I often wonder if I have true emotions and passion, or are they faux. I think I… http://t.co/48SDA6x #ewn