The sun, great spectral
obstetrician – yes! –
doctor
of divinity – M.D., M.B.E., A.C.E.
delivering us to morning
in scrubs of light –
and us squalling our birthright
across the broken waters,
our faces squashed with
pillow marks,
anxiously counting our blessings,
our newborn fingers
and toes.
For dVerse Quadrille
And The Twiglets
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Just what the doctor ordered! Brilliant take on the twiglet prompt!
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Thank you!!
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“Spectral obstetrician” … I marvel at your original thoughts! Amazing.
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Holy crap.
Excuse my almost-French.
But good lord, man. So SO good.
THIS:
“delivering us to morning
in scrubs of light –
and us squalling our birthright
across the broken waters”
What a metaphor you have spun here, and the word as a title A.C.E. is just brilliant.
LOVE.this.
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Thank you so, so much. That means a lot.
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That is some kind of genius, my friend. Masterfully executed.
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Thank you so much!
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an acerbic wit belies these lines – absolutely brilliantly contrived and composed and only a great imagination could have construed ‘ace’ as the A.C.E. with us ” squalling our birthright
across the broken waters,”
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Laura – thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
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I’m standing up applauding.
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Thank you ever so much.
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A special delivery it is !
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Brilliant lines, keeping the theme all the way through! Bravo!
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Thanks!!
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Nicely done. This one is a treasure.
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Thank you so much.
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OMG!!!!!what a gorgeous use of images, here
Bravo, you certainly aced it. My favourite poem of this prompt.
much 🌻💛😊love
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Thank you so much!!!
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Yes, sir, each day a new. And the older one gets the longer it takes for morning pillow creases to vanish… 😉
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A real gem Randall, beautifully done :o)
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The doctor has ordered us some incredible poetic work by you. Love this gem. 🙂
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Excellent poem, Randall. Very clever and witty.
– Joey Blue
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Thank you!!
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