Today I watched a young woman in the city of York...she cowered as a flock of birds rose from the ground suddenly and seemed to attack her...your poem is interpreted for me by that scene. A marvelous word picture that portrays the reality and the metaphor at one and the same time.
It takes a real wordsmith to capture such profound insight and experiences into so few words.
ReplyDeleteAm truly humbled not to mention envious of such natural talent with language.
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Today I watched a young woman in the city of York...she cowered as a flock of birds rose from the ground suddenly and seemed to attack her...your poem is interpreted for me by that scene. A marvelous word picture that portrays the reality and the metaphor at one and the same time.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words. This particular poem has a lot of resonance for me and for others.
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