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Richbee's avatar

A dark room to develop a photo, not musty that I know. A memory best in contrast black and white.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Memory of what you leave behind can become a burden.

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Richbee's avatar

Matches are the light to see that photos do burn.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Between the two of you, we're getting a sequel to Dark Rooms. Love it! Thank you Paul and Richard!

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Great imagery! Thank you Richard.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Walking on thin thread. What you leave behind as you say can be a burden and so is what you carry with you. Either you balance on the thin thread or you cut loose.

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Optiskeptic's avatar

Wow, Pilgrim! The arc is so assured. I feel reticence to face grief and yet accepting it produces a stunningly positive ending. ❤️

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

I like how you see things that I didn't know existed in a poem so this is a very welcome comment. Thank you Opti. Acceptance is liberating but it takes a while to learn how to accept with grace and how to reject things that shouldn't be accepted.

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Optiskeptic's avatar

🙏

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Wonderful! I'm loving this shift to a darker tone in the poetry recently. It's working really well and adding an instantly gripping and mysterious atmosphere to everything. Well done... 😎

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Thank you so much Chris. I think the dark feel is present in most of the poetry. I don't look for it, it's just there. Thank you for your kind words!

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Rod Bluhm's avatar

Understanding darkness and keeping it at a distance as much as possible is a great plan. I like the tone in this, Pilgrim. Well done.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Thank you Rod. It's like enlightenment reading everyone's take here. How to guard and how to move on and grow and become stronger.

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Rod Bluhm's avatar

I think it’s great when people interpret poems different ways.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Couldn't agree more. Unless someone comes up with outrageously wrong conclusions that misrepresent the piece and writer. In principle, definitely. Poems are so dense and hence allow for various working outs of words and that's the beauty of it.

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Jeffrey Streeter's avatar

I love those last three lines!

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3musesmerge's avatar

The comments here add much to my “take-away” from your poem.

I read once that a reader is the co-author of everything an author shares — bringing their own meaning and perspective to the words.

Fascinating to see it in action here.

Thanks!

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

I've never hear that but readers are definitely shaping part of the experience and understanding of something. Co-authors hey? Is that not taking it a little too far? I don't know about this one it deserves some serious thinking. Thank you for 3musesmerge!

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3musesmerge's avatar

My pleasure Writer Pilgrim.

Once we set it free… it belongs to the world?

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Certainly! That we can agree on!

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Elizabeth Grace Martinez's avatar

I also don’t like to longer in dark rooms. Gotta let the light in!

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