aka, The Abject Muse

The Other Half

It’s open link night over at the dVerse Poets Pub. I decided to create another nonet using a line from Postscript by Seamus Heany: One side is wild with foam and glitter .

One side is wild with foam and glitter —

kaleidoscope of dancing snow.

Conversely, its other half,

a cacophony of

apathy in gray.

Like you and me:

forever

joined at

odds.

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12 responses to “The Other Half”

  1. Lucy Avatar
    Lucy

    Wow, this is incredible, Susan. I love the complexity of this piece, and you entwined the line from the poem well into your own. It fits like a glove, as they say. Beautifully penned. <3

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Thanks so much, Lucy! I truly appreciate the stellar review. :-)

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  2. scotthastiepoet Avatar
    scotthastiepoet

    Excellent Susan – very well conjured… I think Seamus himself would have raised a smile and tipped his cap to this piece… Bravo!

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Wow! Thanks so much, Scott. That’s quite a compliment. :-) My head is swelling…

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  3. sanaarizvi Avatar
    sanaarizvi

    “a cacophony of apathy in gray,”… this is such an excellent description! 💝

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Thanks, Sanaa. It took a minute of playing around before I got it. :-)

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  4. lovemorestudio Avatar
    lovemorestudio

    “forever joined at odds” — I can relate to this well! A nice, terse poem. ~Jason

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      I hear ya, LoveMore. Thanks for stopping by & commenting!

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  5. sdtp33 Avatar
    sdtp33

    “a cacophony of/ of apathy in gray.”
    Love the sound of this….enjoyed the poem, a lot going in a few lines…JIM

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Thanks so much, Jim!

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  6. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    Joined at odds… so many things to say when things don’t work out

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Isn’t that the truth?

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