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The Writer's Way

Michelle Brillhart

August 22 
Free verse
Words flow from her fingers
like the notes a songbird sings
With those words, she paints for us
haunted hallows and broken wings.
Images showing pain endured
and obstacles all lives bring

She creates beauty and wonder
and worlds of pure imagination.
Floating feathers, Sunlight's warmth,
both welcoming sensations
Inspiration from a lightbulb moment,
Art's message comes her way.
It is up to her what to paint
to put that message on display.

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Written on June 26, 2022

Submitted by chellebelle77 on August 27, 2022

Modified on April 06, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXAXX XXXXXBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 450
Words 84
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 8
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Michelle Brillhart

 · 1977

I am a 40-something mother and wife from Missouri. I like to call myself a real-life bard. I dabble in many areas with a math degree, a Master's of Business, and a love for creative endeavors. Poetry has been my outlet for dealing with my ADD-induced emotional ebbs and flows. more…

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  • alanswansea18
    alanswansea18
    Beautiful.
    LikeReply5 months ago
  • Symmetry58
    Symmetry58
    Well, you managed to succeed, Michelle. You've made me a fan with a single offering. I immediately love your style and will now be stalking, erm following, your hand. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent. :-) 
    LikeReply 21 year ago
    • michelleb.48679
      michelleb.48679
      Thank you! I will definitely be stalking your works as well. I just submitted a new one today, for the contest so look out for it when it becomes available to read.
      LikeReply 11 year ago
  • lovingempath
    lovingempath
    This is beautifully visual and flows like a feather in the sunshine's warmth.
    LikeReply 21 year ago
  • Hkelvin
    Hkelvin
    These words in the poem make me go for it:

    It is up to her what to paint
    to put that message on display.
    LikeReply 22 years ago
    • michelleb.48679
      michelleb.48679
      I so appreciate your comment. I really wanted the visual of a poem being written looking much like a painter putting his work on canvas.
      LikeReply1 year ago

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