devour the writer
taste the words
savor them on your tongue
chew
swallow
allow them to digest
until their nutrients
absorb into your cells
feeding you
let ink –
the layers of metaphor,
narrative,
plot
and
construct –
dissolve
there, the writer –
stripped bare
to
soul,
will be
inside you
~
Words and Photography ©2018 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Posted in poetry & free verse.
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Thanks for the share! Have a great day.
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Oh, lovely! Very lovely!
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Thank you so much, Kunal!
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Love the depth and portraiture of this! Great work!
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Thank you, Bill! I’m glad you thought so. I love experiencing this as a reader and strive for it as a writer.
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The pleasure was mine! You really hit your mark!
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Much appreciated!
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Beautiful! Every poet is going love this, and poetry lovers as well. A fantastic piece indeed, Tanya! 🤗
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Thank you, Chhaya! That really means a lot to me. 😊
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You’re welcome, Tanya! ❤️🤗❤️
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Thank you! 😊
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That was simple profound and inspiring. Thanks for sharing
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Thank you, Keith! I’m so glad you found inspiration in them. That makes my day.
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Lately, I inhale beautiful words like oxygen, thank you for these…
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What a beautiful comment. Thank you!😊
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It’s a pleasure (always!)!
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sweet! nice words. 🙂
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Thank you, Jim! Hope you are having a good week!😊
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Reminds me of Whitman – “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes?” Way better than having a wall round yourself …
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It is definitely better than having a wall around yourself. Thank you, Dave! I love the quote.
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I agree dear Tanya. Hemingway wrote “Writers must bleed their words to paper. Strip their heart and soul to the world.”
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Thank you, John! I love that quote.
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Hemingway did bleed and you are welcome Tanya.
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Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Please read and enjoy the words and thoughts of a talented writer.
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Thanks for sharing this!
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You are welcome Tanya. I love your work.
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That means a lot to me. 😊
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Eloquently written, and appropriate for the current mindset of the community. I have shared this on a similar post by Maggie (https://wp.me/p7B34T-2XJ)
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Thank you! I will check out the link.
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As always, marvelous.
XxX
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Thank you, Patty! I am sending off an email for you…😊😉
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Got it, woop woop 🙂
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😊😉💕
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All being captivated by a good read. Nice descriptive flow!
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
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I love the rhythm of this poem. And a little metatextuality is always nice too!
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Thank you! 😊
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