My life has been steeped in chromaticity, punctuated by leaves and buds, but me, I’m still curled up like an apostrophe suspended between seasons. In the green garden, pointillistic blue flowers bloom as a cloud of full stops, and you surprise me like an exclamation mark, true to your pink gregariousness, bringing light and heat and blossom and birds, while all I have are monochrome words. Kim M. Russell, 26th April 2022
It’s day 26 of NaPoWriMo and the prompt is an epic one: we are writing poems that contain at least one epic simile, also known as Homeric simile, an extended simile that develops over multiple lines. They have mainly been used in epic poems, typically as decorative elements that emphasise the dramatic nature of the subject. This morning I’m keeping it short and bittersweet.
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Love the idea of being ” still curled up like an apostrophe
suspended between seasons” ! Makes perfect sense to me.
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Thank you! That’s how I’ve been feeling, Elizabeth. Things seem to have started to look up a bit now.
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Oh wonderful Kim! I love the image of you curled like an apostrophe, and the bloom of full stops. A really spectacular poem.
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Thank you for your lovely comment, Carol!
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Oh, Kim, this is fantastic! I absolutely love “I’m still curled up like an apostrophe”. Brilliant 💕🙂
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Thanks for such high praise, Harmony!
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This is so lovely. And green!
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Thanks Marilyn!
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“I’m still curled up like an apostrophe
suspended between seasons.”
That is such a fantastic image, Kim. What a beautiful, green verse..
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I’m pleased you like it!
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This line says it all, ‘ I’m still curled up like an apostrophe…’ Wonderful, Kim.
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Many thanks!
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This is amazing. Who’d imagine punctuation marks to form such a strong imagery.
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Thank you Sonia!
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Flowers do surprise…well then, all of nature does doesn’t it? –if we are paying attention, and you always do. (K)
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Thanks Kerfe. It seems spring has flooded the garden. I just wish it was a bit warmer.
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I feel the same. I’m meeting a friend in the park today, and may have to pull out my down jacket…
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I read your poem at the airport yesterday but couldn’t post a comment. Yesterday the apostrophe’s image kept me company. Today, it’s the last line–“while all I have are monochrome words” that’s shining its wisdom on me. Thank you Kim.. love your poetry.
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Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment, Arti!
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