d’Verse Poets – Poetics: love the words
Laura has us channelling Dylan Thomas for this Pub challenge
BELL-VOICED, CRADLE-PETALS, DARK-VOWELLED, DUST-TONGUED,
FIRE-DWARFED, GRAVE-GROPING, HARE-HEELED, HEAVEN-CIRCLING,
LARK-HIGH, MAP-BACKED, MOON-BLOWN, MUFFLE-TOED,OWL-LIGHT, RINGED-SEA, SCYTHE-EYED, SHE-BIRD,
TEAR-CULLED, TIDE-LOOPED, WATER-SPOKEN, WHALE-WEED
For this Tuesday Poetics I’m asking you to write a poem using at least FOUR of the hyphenated compound words from the above list. Employ as little or as much of Thomas’ other methodologies too as but most of all, let’s love the words!
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Of Souls Lost and Found
He walked softly, muffle-toed, through
the back of time. He walked until he
caught the ghost of her thoughts, heaven-circling,
whirling, swirling, out of reach. He walked straight
into yesterday where moon-blown memories
faded and dust-tongued poets stoked the fires of
remorse. He walked on, tide-looped and dizzy. And
when she found him, her bell-voiced lullaby and
tear-culled embrace brought him back to life.
rhymeswithbug 
uuuuh. tender and tearjerker. you used the word-compounds beautifully.
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The repetition works so well with the motion of walking – into, on and “through
the back of time.”. I really love this rendition and the creative way you have used the word compounds.
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Great use of all those compound words.
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Love the way you find a hopeful end for all the losses… the darkness was palpable until the light in the end.
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Thanks, Bjorn!
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A positive twist at the end was welcomed by all. This metaphysical romp rocks the prompt and impresses as well.
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Thanks, Glenn!
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Your searching, yearning, then reuniting held me rapt. Such wonderful use of the compound words.
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