Bittersweet Blossom
The dogwood legend:
Suffering made beautiful
A withered blessing
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The dogwood legend:
Suffering made beautiful
A withered blessing
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the slant between legend and blessing got me, the lilt of ghost syntax. lovely work, RJ
Thank you, thank you.
Ah, the myth of the dogwood tree. Wonderful expression of that story. Concise and effective. Thank you.
Thank you, E.E.!
Gorgeous poem!
Thank you, Kevin! 🙂
Such a beautiful poem for so many reasons! I love how you give us the image of the dogwood tree and simultaneously reference the legend itself. It makes the reader continue to think even after they’ve finished the short, concise ( it incredibly effective) lines. So good!!! 💕
But* incredibly effective