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Day: January 25, 2023

tied hands – butterfly cinquain

Boughton, George Henry; The Lady of the Snows; Walker Art Gallery;
 http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-lady-of-the-snows-9767
tied hands
words won't save her
in luxuriousness
the answer is in the background
despair
the desired freedom will meet her
far away the sea waits
looking for hope
it's time
Posted on January 25, 2023 by ElizabethPosted in PoetryTagged Butterfly cinquain, Ekphrastic, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Tanka Tuesday. 27 Comments
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    my pleasure...🤍

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    You’re welcome!

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    That's the brilliance of your poem, Elizabeth, how 'fall' holds both meanings at once. The beauty and the breaking. It's…

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