Tuesday, January 6, 2015

The Writer

How do you describe someone
   with a depth of thought,
   emotions etched inside his words,
   and a heart worn on his sleeve?

We hang on the snapshots of his life…
   the love, the anger, the hope,
   the dreams, the joys and sorrows…

We follow him down sunny paths
   and decaying streets
   and see life through eyes
   both jaded and ever hopeful…

For his story is our own...
we recognize ourselves in it—
and we are touched and
changed forever in the reading.

© Ginny Brannan 2015

Nick Gentry, Capture 2014
















25 comments:

  1. wow!!! This poem is perfect and well said.

    I give your brilliance if writing here two-thumps up!


    You spoke from the heart and thank you for writing this incredible piece. :)

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  2. very tender write, Ginny... great play on the photos that make the entire picture complete

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  3. smiles...we are always changed by the way our stories intertwine and interact with one another...he is us...and we him...and we figure it out as we go along....smiles.

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  4. Love your take on the prompt. Your words match the picture perfectly.

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  5. It began with the story tellers who became writers, where technology was just ash & chalk on a cave wall; somehow now, as writers reading writers, absorbing & deflecting the technology prone to swallowing us up, we still tell those old stories from our perspective, & readers still recognize their own humanity in our language; how cool is that?

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  6. so much responsibility to be a writer... i liked the gentleness in this

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  7. His story is also our own journey ~ And that ending lines are so true, we are also touched by reading and commenting ~ Thanks for participating Ginny ~ Happy New Year ~

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  8. And yes, "his" story is our own, and so often we find something in another person's words to identify with. When that happens, it is magic indeed!

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  9. I like the progression in your poem - how we first believe we are looking at a total stranger, until you lead us to realize we are that stranger.

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  10. I like how this image evoked a soft, tender poem for you. I used the same image, but I do not think it led to similar tenderness … smiles… Your image of seeing life through eyes both jaded and ever hopeful is beautiful.

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  11. Others touch us, inspire us, convince us we can be more than we are

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  12. Oh, very nice. I think you described well.
    (georgeplaceblog)

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  13. Reading the stories and poems can indeed change us. Well said.

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  14. Traveling down the path seeing the world through an artist's eyes and expanding our own perspective.

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  15. Cool write....about the writer(s)!

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  16. "his story is our own"...neat perspective on viewing the lives of others...and hopefully we ARE changed when we see what makes up another person.

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  17. oh so true... that is what a good writer does.. pulls us right into the center of the story, of their life... it is fascinating and magical when that happens

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  18. I like this.. A writer collecting images exactly like this.. We need to see all all thise little parta and build it up slowly.

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  19. We really feel with the writer wherever he takes us....nice flow.

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  20. Ah.. yes.. we are all one at core.. and the writings of others.. often brings a path not yet traveled.. but soon to come..:)

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  21. When reading most writers, I think we often sneak inside their world view--what a gift, especially to us as writers ( or would-be writers.)

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  22. "For his story is our own"...I think there is a part of us in everybody. I really enjoyed this.

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  23. sometimes we are diverted, but how often do we course "correct", back to our original path, after finishing reading? ~

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  24. This is great Ginny, with especially strong closing lines.

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Thank you for reading my poetry and sharing your thoughts.