Monostitch Latch #2
Strange how much grit it takes
to hold your tongue.
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Strange how much grit it takes
to hold your tongue.
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Another fantastic set, and in only ten syllables. I like how each word is monosyllabic. I like the play on grit. I like the fact that the texture of the words makes me feel it under my tongue and teeth. What’s more, immensely maximic and quotable. Beyond a great job, again.
As always, your encouragement and praise are both luminous and voluminous! Thank you. I almost didn’t submit this one.
Seeing this, I’m glad that you went ahead and put it out there! I always enjoy how punchy and “that’s going to stick with me” these small poems can be!
I’m so happy it was meaningful for you Philip!
I’m glad you did! I like the “pithiness.” When I was teaching WRD, I tried to teach my students “the economy of words.” In poetry and prose, every word needs to earn its keep. You’ve nailed it!
Thank you so much E.E.! That means a lot to me!
Very well said!
Appreciate that John!
So economic, so profound.
Thank you so much Kevin! I’m really getting floored by these comments!
nice play between poem and title
Thank you Gaby! Thought if I did go on producing these, I wouldn’t just call them by their form…thought there should be something kinda stitching them together. An idea I’ve yet to see whether it will play out! I consider this needed encouragement!
Absolutely!
And amen!
Precisely and artfully articulated. Naming the unnamed!
You have a knack for x-ray appreciation, Shaun!
GRIT is the perfect word for minding our tongues.
That determination. That rough dryness roughing up our ability to express ourselves.
Absolutely love these.
Keep em coming! Love you!!
Yes I liked the way the word made me feel. Such an interesting word when used that way. Speaks to the unpleasantness of those situations.
Food for thought in its brilliant simplicity.
High praise, Brother! Thank you!
Oh, now that’s the truth spoken to power for sure! Nicely done.