I tried this twice - strictly timed to the 5 mins, with limited editing - I might play around with this as a rewrite sometime. Sort of inspired by the dreamy feel in The Slap last night - Connie's story...
I Thought I saw…
1)
They say it will come when you least expect
it. He walked into my life and took up residence as if he’d always been there.
Hey baby, come be with me
Hey baby come lie down beside me, let me
kiss you
Hey baby we’ll have such a wonderful life
together, you and me
Hey baby you are my love, my only one, my
forever…
I though I saw love in his eyes
Silken months of joy, love and desire,
happy like never before
As summer faded and leaves grew wizened,
promises now lost
I realized I had been mistaken.
2)
Summer sun, steamy breezes, breaths of love
and desire
You are my beautiful you are my only
You are my only one
In those eyes, I thought I saw love
Autumn chill, leaves turn golden and sadly
fall
No more, summer’s passion passed, now gone
In those eyes, I thought I saw love
Mistaken
I really like this Kate, it definitely has the dreamy element to it!! I feel it really captures the feelings of hope & longing that is so often present at the beginning of a relationship. Well done.
ReplyDeletextigger
I like the first one...
ReplyDeletethe lines "hey baby.... implied more to me
But I like the last two lines in the second one - it summed it up a bit better.
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I thought this was a good piece. The flow was slow and lazy, which I thought was interesting...
ReplyDeleteI think I liked the first one best. You could really get a feel for the guy. Interesting. I like how you did the exercise twice. :D
ReplyDeleteBoth very effective. The use of seasonal imagery was very effective in the second piece. However, the 'hey baby's made the first piece zing for me! There is something so poetic and charming and yet accessible about the first piece. I loved it!
ReplyDeleteI also liked the first one best. It's sweet and full of beautiful descriptions. I would never have thought of using the adjective 'silken' to describe a month, yet it makes perfect sense and feels natural. Same for 'wizened' for leaves. And the first bit, where you say he took up residence as if he'd always been there, is fantastic.
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I liked the second one best, it seemed to split the seasons more clearly than the first and gave a sense of time.
ReplyDeleteI think you are a beautiful writer. Very talented. I always seem to enjoy what I read here! Love the poetic rhythm of these pieces. Love the images of the seasons peppered throughout. It really helped to tell the story.
ReplyDeleteSorry I am reading your piece so late. I fell behind this week!