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having sprung forth in relative dark

 

the yearling becomes entangled

with obstacles to the light--

 

seeking shadows as if they were doors,

 

misshapen and scrape-scarred limbs

continue to rake all manner of rock and thorn

 

only to trace negatives of the sun.

◄ INCOMING...onlookers regrouping at the summit

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elPintor

Sat 28th Apr 2018 01:41

Cheers Suki. x

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suki spangles

Thu 26th Apr 2018 04:38

seeking shadows as if they were doors..

Wonderful line Rachel.

Thanks for sharing..

Suki

elPintor

Wed 25th Apr 2018 23:23

Hey, everyone. I sometimes get the idea that bringing such images to life through writing has the ability to do some small amount of harm, if to no one else but the writer. I had a dream of the yearling only last night, but she was a small and vicious creature and nothing like I envisioned when I wrote this.

Thanks to all for reading.

Rachel

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raypool

Tue 24th Apr 2018 21:59

Fantastic work Rachel - written with true feeling and cuts deep . Sometimes a poem can bring images to life, and this is one such for me.

Ray

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Stu Buck

Tue 24th Apr 2018 11:15

wonderful as usual but the image of the yearling is truly something special

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Martin Elder

Tue 24th Apr 2018 09:27

So beautifully put Rachel with so few words. This is one of these poems I wish I had written.
'Seeking shadows as if they were doors'
wonderful

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