Nest
My griefs
rest in my breast today
like tiny eggs
in a hummingbird's nest
This is my entry to @mariannewest's freewrite challenge https://steempeak.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-585-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-nest.
I wrote and wrote on this prompt today. I tried three times to use the prompt to continue a previous three part freewrite story and trashed all three attempts. Then in desperation I tried a freewrite poem. I wrote oodles and oodles for 4 minutes and 30 seconds, then spent 30 seconds throwing words out. These four lines are the only ones I decided to keep. It's a good thing I like them.
I will never try to force a prompt into some box again, lesson learned.
Thank you for reading.
Glad the eggs weren’t scrambled 😂 Seriously, a cute poem.
Thank you for reading and commenting! They weren't scrambled. Just about to burst open though.
I fully appreciate what you saved of this. It's vivid. Think of how many photos are discarded when a photographer picks up a camera. Words, too, can be discarded in the name of art.
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Thank you for that comment. I know nothing about photography (evidenced probably by the images I use for my posts) and it's nice to know that many are tossed before we get to see one. I tend to spend a full week or more on even the shortest of poems, and I do like this one, so it was worth the time.
I used to do some hobby modeling in my 40s. We would shoot for hours and perhaps 2 or 3 good images would result. :) I'm glad you shared with us.
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Now THAT is very interesting! I complain that few pictures of me are any good. I figured I am just not photogenic, not that we just weren't taking enough of them.