Sugar Paper Harvest
Inspiration, motivation, self-reflection, poem using Poppy's Prompts and for The August Harvest: A Mikeydred August Dollar Prompt for All Vocal Creators
Nobility and necessity in this, our calling
struggling for the words to say,
the way to say what you want to say
/scratch that/what you need to say?
until you bleed, cry, scream,
shout, laugh, all of the above
until your hand/voice gives out,
whether cursive, block script,
typing or even speech to text
until you reach a conclusion...
whether half-baked, thought-provoker
fully argued, developed,
sensible or senseless conclusion
we have this gift for words,
diction, flow, arcs
form, order, chaos
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Sugar sweet on my tongue, crystals on my palm
words that come forth and leave their nest
my origami heart unfolds, we never play fair
consistently dismissive, critical, cynical
trapped we become, entwined, like a fly, baited
as scribbles on paper, wasted opportunities
my origami heart reformed, will never be sated
so still I fight against the critic as we must
#
if you don't write, either no-one
will write your thoughts
or someone will happen upon
your greatest/worst ideas
write them, get credit
fame, infamy like
Shakespeare, Chaucer
Mozart, Beethoven
Van Gogh, Caravaggio
Picasso, Bosch
were nothing
until they became something
-
write because you love it
but also because you hate it
to clear your conscience,
untidy mind, aching heart
write just write
we reap what we sow
#
fly high, what we reap we sow
you should know that by now
sugar paper in my palm, sweet
fly paper in my hand, bitter
-
fly paper scribbles, etches
sugar paper, your magnus opus
power in your palm, dormant
release it and let it fly
#
The harvest brings with it food
hope and a sense of renewal
writing takes a toll on us all
a refresh a renewal is necessary
don't stop completely, don't give
in or out, up or it such a wide berth
-
Sugar paper, fly paper origami
sugar play, fair play, origin
sugar origami, paper aeroplane
fly high, what we reap we sow
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Author's Notes: This was based on the words offered by Poppy in her latest Prompts and an entry into Mike's latest challenge, details below for both links:
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Paul Stewart
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Comments (14)
Running late as usual, here, but this is an awesome piece. Well done, Paul!
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Amen, Paul! Loved your inclusion of the greats.
This is incredible. Clever, relatable and evocative. "write because you love it but also because you hate it" was my personal favourite part.
🤩 Wow! Another full on poem including prompts & a challenge… do you ever rest?🤔Favourite lines: “ if you don't write, either no-one will write your thoughts or someone will happen upon your greatest/worst ideas write them, get credit fame, infamy like”✅
Love how you incorporated both prompts into this piece!! Flowed so well! Loved “to clear your conscience, untidy mind, aching heart”
This was an interesting insight into the working of your very creative mind Paul!! The stanza that starts with "write because you love it" really landed well with me. I loved it all but that one had a little extra for me! Great work!
I love how this feels both stitched together, as language is, and flowing, as language is.
Could this be the essence of writing? Great work.
My origami heart unfolds - I love that! Write because you love it, and also because you hate it - that's what I said! ☺
Pretty fly!
Oooo, origami heart and sugar origami, I especially loved those! Well done on merging two challenges! 🍩🥐
Lovely, you chose those words carefully deeply blended with meaningful lines
Love the image and your excellent words