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Amy Turner's avatar

I can really feel the 'scream of disappointment' and the contrast between the first two stanzas and the last.

Abbie Shanahan's avatar

Thanks Amy. I was trying to convey that jarring contrast 😊

Kaila's avatar

So so lovely 💕 the details are just so entrancing

Abbie Shanahan's avatar

Thank you Kaila 🙏

Alix Klingenberg's avatar

Love

Poetry Outdoors's avatar

I feel swept inside every detail of this poem, Abbie. The docks swinging like a lullaby and the waxing gibbous winking. So beautiful!

Rachel Kienitz's avatar

I love this line: a labyrinth kissed by lavender and sage. The whole poem is fantastic!

Petra's avatar

The imagery is gorgeous! I love how the poem holds so much light and tenderness while still allowing disappointment and loss to arrive with the rain. <3

Abbie Shanahan's avatar

Thank you Petra 💛 I'm so glad you could sense that

Petra's avatar

You’re most welcome. <3

Myles Rhoderick Armstead's avatar

It brings back to me a memory of a long summer day in Maine, thank you.

Abbie Shanahan's avatar

That's exactly where I was! 😊

Myles Rhoderick Armstead's avatar

Ha ha well thank you for helping me reach for happy memories through your words. :)

Caroline Mellor's avatar

You have a lovely way with words, Abbie! Gorgeous 💗

Abbie Shanahan's avatar

Thank you, Caroline. I feel the same of you. 😊