Well Inclined

Neville

Well Inclined

 

At very first glance

she appeared

   to be a blank canvas ..

But that was

   now a long time ago ..

Today she

is covered in flowers,

handfuls of

mythical birds, exotic

wild animals,

a few more than just

dubious

Japanese kanji, plus

the names of

each of her children

and a handful

   of dead former lovers ..

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 29th, 2025 13:07
  • Comment from author about the poem: taken from the anthology 'Looking Back on Burned Bridges' .. Now available from Amazon worldwide .. Please feel able to message me if you would like any more details ..
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 69
  • Users favorite of this poem: sorenbarrett, Cheeky Missy, Tristan Robert Lange, Bella Shepard, Damaso, Friendship
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  • sorenbarrett

    Neville this poem is beautiful. It well can be an allegory for the world itself. Being a nature lover I soon will join the dead former lovers.

    • Neville



      You are way too kind .. thank you sorenbarrett .. Neville

      • sorenbarrett

        Most welcome my friend

      • Cheeky Missy

        Wow, blank canvas indeed! Wisely rendered, hinting, she was never so blank as the term suggests, and how beautifully you show the same, to effect. Exquisitely rendered as your wont with superb imagery and a tantalizing, flirtatious poignancy. Thank you for sharing.

        • Neville


          Very muchly appreciated Missy .. Thank you .. Neville

          • Cheeky Missy

            My pleasure, dear Neville, you're quite welcome.

          • Poetic Licence

            A beautiful write, over time she filled her canvas in, enjoyed the read

            • Neville


              Cheers PL .. that'll do nicely .. Neville

              • Poetic Licence

                You are very welcome

              • Tristan Robert Lange

                Neville, this is beautifully layered...what starts as simplicity reveals a life inked with love, loss, and legend. There’s tenderness in the telling, but no illusion...just honest observation. A portrait built line by line, like memory itself. Very very well done. Or in my world 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🦇 Now, I need not tell you how special four ravens are...but four ravens and a bat? That is Ozzy Osbourne special, my friend! Seriously, all silliness aside, I loved this. A fave! 🤘😎🖤🙏🕯️

                • Neville



                  I am chuffed to bit my friend .. thank you so much TRL .. N 😎👍

                  • Tristan Robert Lange

                    You are most welcome! I am always here to chuff, my friend! 🤣

                  • arqios

                    I’m struck by the way the poem balances playfulness (exotic animals!) with poignancy (the weight of those lost relationships). It makes me wonder: if our own body or a loved one’s were a veritable canvas, what stories might we see written there?

                    • Neville



                      I think you may have something there arqios .. I'm gonna dwell on it .. Neville

                      • arqios

                        Cheers Nev!

                      • Doggerel Dave

                        Purely observational without judgement - well done, Sir.

                        • Neville


                          Cheers Dave .. 😎👍

                        • orchidee

                          Good write N. I forgot a bridge had been burned and fell in the river. Doh! I would. lol.

                          • Neville



                            Perhaps you should look where you are going more often Orchidee .. Neville

                          • Bella Shepard

                            Such a work of art lives forever in the eye of the beholder. Beautifully rendered from the heart!

                            • Neville


                              Thanks a million Bella .. All good things to thee & thine .. Neville 😎💛👍

                            • Friendship

                              Your poem “Well Inclined” explores the evolution of a person, particularly a woman, from being perceived as a "blank canvas" to becoming a rich tapestry of experiences, relationships, and personal history. The poet seems to revolve around identity, the complexities of life, and how experiences shape a person. The imagery of flowers, mythical creatures, and names of children and lovers suggests a life full of beauty, complexity, loss, and love.

                              • Neville


                                Neither I or the page, on which your kind words sit and so comfortably here, could possibly ask for more .. Many thanks for each one of them Friendship .. Neville

                                • Friendship

                                  You're very much welcome, my friend,

                                • rebellion_in_sanity

                                  David Gilmour was hitting the first notes of Sorrow when I started reading the poem. Well, it was magical the undercurrent of loss in the midst of vibrant picture. Apologies, I may have missed the point entirely; just wrote whatever came to mind - unfiltered.

                                  • Neville



                                    I am more than happy with your take on my little scribble and honoured that you felt able to share it here ,where I swear it will remain safe, treasured and for always within its own little protective rectangular box .. Oh' and by the way, David Gilmour .. it could hardly get better .. Thanks immensely r_i_s .. Neville



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