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Nathan Slake's avatar

Wow, yeah, so beautiful. I love the way this picks up and essentially takes flight itself by the end, with the change in structure and cadence. I'm sensing a seasonal shift in outlook here, too.

"and wide set fire kiln eyes," <hands down my favourite line, and I can almost imagine you knew I'd pick this one.

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Brian Funke's avatar

lol, I thought you might like flutter, flitter 😁

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Hehe, yes, this was a close second ;)

It's all fantastic. I look forward to the breakdown on this one.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Me too, but I wish you would write it for me…😁

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Hehehe.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Reading this feels like watching a bird "Flutter, flitter, float, fly." I love seeing your poems in my inbox. I know it's going to make my day better!

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks Jason. I appreciate you reading!

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Dominique_Jahn's avatar

“The bright orange knife of a beak” reminds me of a seed I ran into while eating a tangerine

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Brian Funke's avatar

That’s not usually a good thing 😂

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Dominique_Jahn's avatar

Hahahahahahha

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Fog Chaser's avatar

Lovely, Brian — this has such a beautiful flow to it. I felt like I was gliding while reading.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thank you, glad it felt that way! Sometimes I want to read this one with an “are you kidding me, wake up” voice…but chose the floaty one for today.

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Daniel Henderson's avatar

"Crows caw with wisdom

no one wants to hear."

The stanza is already pretty strong but these lines really resonated with me. So good.

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Arjan Tupan's avatar

Great work, Brian. What struck me is how you zoom out and in again. At least that's what it feels like to me. Or maybe it's the other way around, you zoom in and out again. Like we are all beautiful birds with our own peculiarities. If we only look close enough and appreciate what makes us unique and what makes us the same.

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Brian Funke's avatar

You got it! Embracing variety is beautiful but seems like such a chore these days, especially when it comes to belief systems…

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Good Grief Poetry's avatar

Wow. This is so good. Thank you

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks, and thanks for restacking it! I’m glad you enjoyed.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

I love every bit of this, but especially the intrusion of “Crows caw with wisdom / no one wants to hear.”

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks Jonathan. That’s one of favorite lines in this piece too!

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks!

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