She
is aware
of the grey
frailty of a fennel-
feathered cygnet
adrift on the lake, an
urgent avian emergency.
In her
inexplicable urge to
embody Leda in a
corrupt embrace,
she wraps it
in bandage
to lessen the damage, a tiny mummy to vitrify
o o o and
o o o add
to her glass bird
collection.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016

My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #124 “October 10th, 2016”
Wow! This is amazing, Kim!
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Thank you very much, Mama Zen!
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Wow. Powerful reference to Leda.
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Thank you, Victoria.
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Love the layout; great use of the words and the imagery is strong.
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Thank you!
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Beautiful. 🌹
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Great poem, enjoy reading it and that you used the cue words so well.
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Thank you!
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