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it's a powerful sleep
August 25, 2016
and i give names to the very
things that break me, let
the molecules and atoms
that create me know their
own. and i see myself in the
yellow grasses of
california's gold, feel
belonging and a home in
this rugged ocean coast
and bitter cold
and the frothing fog creeps
creamily on delicate paws
like a panther-eyed cat, lashing
its tail and digging its claws calmly
into my outstretched palm;
i am weak and
woozy with the chill
© Steve S., Marblehead, MA
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pineappler03 SILVER said...
on Sep. 4 2016 at 2:09 pm
I love the description here. My favorite line in the poem is, "and the frothing fog creeps creamily on delicate paws." I love this line because it's, so unique for describing fog, but also I can see the fog coming. Really amazing work :). My only suggestion is just to remember your periods and capitalize. I saw some lower case I's. Also work on your stanza's a little, so they aren't paragraphs. Other than that your poem is amazing! And I would love to read more of your work :).
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