Residue

sorenbarrett

Smoke from tongues of fire thrust
Word's cloak, naked air opened in its gust
Fertile ash falls as a fine crust
Seeds sprout from layers of poetic dust

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  • soheil khodaparasti

    A beautiful portrayal of poetry’s transformative power, turning destruction into renewal and words into seeds of creation.

    • sorenbarrett

      So nice to hear from you Soheil thank you for your review and interpretation. Hope to see some poetry from you soon.

      • soheil khodaparasti

        It is always a pleasure to hear from you. Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement. I truly appreciate your interest in my poetry. The thoughtful support of a poet as accomplished as you means a great deal to me.

      • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

        A poetical process, much enjoyed

      • Teddy.15

        A most extravagant piece of imagery soaked in poetry wisdom. 🌹

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you Teddy your words are most kind and appreciated.

        • arqios

          An excellent metaphor of the creative cycle of poetic expression!

          • sorenbarrett

            Thank you my friend for the review and comment it is as always most appreciated

            • arqios

              Most welcome friend 🕊️🙏🏻

            • Durdica Porobija

              Your concise metapoetic poem, containing fresh metaphors, expresses confidence in the power of poetry to be reborn and rise anew from the ashes (like a phoenix)—a point you reinforce through a decisive rhythm and a dense *aaaa* rhyme scheme (thrust, gust, crust, dust). Well done!

              • sorenbarrett

                Thanks so much Durdica for the kind review. Much appreciated

              • Paul Bell

                It is great when words flow.
                Though sometimes when you read them, you think of burning them just to create the ash.
                Eventually something comes together, and you congratulate yourself.
                Mind you, I do that when I spell my name right.

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thanks Paul for the review and kind words I appreciate it

                • orchidee

                  Bit dusty around here! lol.

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Thanks Orchi global warming they say

                  • Tristan Robert Lange

                    Soren, I've always been fascinated by how a poet can take something seemingly insignificant and turn it into an entirely new creation. Makes me wonder how many poems are waiting to be discovered in the things we ordinarily overlook! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

                    • sorenbarrett

                      Thanks Tristan for your read and words of comment. It is most appreciated

                    • Friendship

                      Nicely said

                      • sorenbarrett

                        Thank you very much my friend

                      • Kevin Hulme

                        A good Write on the Process of Creating a Poem .

                        • sorenbarrett

                          Thanks Kevin yes we all get a little dusty creating our work

                          • Kevin Hulme

                            Yes. 👍

                          • Tony Grannell

                            Hello, Soren,

                            A ruderal bloom of verse out of the ashes of life in another fine poem from your quill. Excellent, my friend.

                            Fond regards,

                            Tony.

                            • sorenbarrett

                              You are very kind my friend and I thank you so much.

                            • Joseph M Marion

                              I love this this is very well written and very true very good

                              • sorenbarrett

                                Thank you so much Joseph your words mean a great deal to me.



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