Comments | ysabetwordsmith: Poem: "Stronger Than Concrete"

ysabetwordsmith

Poem: "Stronger Than Concrete"

Feb 10, 2009 20:36

Valentine's Day is often considered a romantic holiday, but I like to broaden it to love in general. So the freebie poem for today's fishbowl deals with different kinds of familial love. It was inspired by a picture and a traditional poem posted to therebirthofme today.

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Comments 8

flutterbychild February 11 2009, 06:59:34 UTC

This...is love. Love!

:D

Yay! ysabetwordsmith February 11 2009, 07:08:19 UTC

I'm so glad you're pleased with it! I wanted to capture the mood of the painting, that balance between constraint and freedom, practicality and dream-chasing, individuality and family.

Re: Yay! flutterbychild February 11 2009, 11:42:34 UTC

Is it okay if I link here from the post at therebirthofme?

Re: Yay! ysabetwordsmith February 11 2009, 19:03:21 UTC

Yes, please! I should have done that in my note; sorry I forgot.

fayanora February 11 2009, 08:29:45 UTC

Cool!

browngirl February 11 2009, 15:49:07 UTC

Oh, beautifully done. You're truly a mistress of language.

Thank you! ysabetwordsmith February 11 2009, 19:18:51 UTC

I'm glad that this poem is getting favorable feedback. It's a study in contrasts, and it kind of goes out on a limb ... but that's where the fruit is, eh?

lizamanynames February 11 2009, 21:56:26 UTC

DAMN. That is beautiful. Deeply moving.