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Some feathered haiku...
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silence
from the night sky
talons, then beak

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feathers
fluttering in the wind
of a passing car

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Haiku - 11-28-10
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my haiku
shattered
- winter wind

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This is a collaborative piece of visual poetry, featuring =AngelaD, who took the image I had in my head and made it real. Not only did she set up and take the shot, which is much harder than it looks, but she also did the PS post work, adding the borders and making my poem something much more than I ever thought it could be. Hopefully, this will be the first of many collaborations with this wonderfully imaginative artist!

Thanks dear, it was a joy to work with you on this! :hug:

I had the visual idea for this poem before I ever thought about the wording itself, but after thinking about the whole concept of mirrors and how they don’t really show the true you (the reflection is reversed), most of the words came to me in one big wave.

The biggest obstacle I had to over come was the idea I had to reverse a word from each line, so that you could read it both in the mirror and in from the original and have both poems be coherent and connected as well. I hope I have accomplished this difficult task.

I hope you enjoy this piece and I hope you get as much out of it as I had intended.
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Backwards by =MSJames is the perfect example of using form to compliment words--a true collaboration of styles that makes this both beautiful and artistic. ( Suggested by ~LineCount and Featured by `StJoan )

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~Shining-Ruse Feb 6, 2011  Student Writer
I'm not sure if anyone has already said this, but I love how the backwards words in the poem make a sort of poem in itself.
"Looking through everyone twisting mirrors reflecting light never answers those anyway really I am backwards"
Amazing. I've done work that has the same effect, where the bolded words make a story in themselves. Bravo.
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~AhhTheHorror Jul 26, 2010  Student General Artist
It's a fascinating poem, and a fascinating - and on-topic - way of displaying it. I applaud you (both)!
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`SRSmith Jan 27, 2010   Writer
I seem to remember seeing this piece of yours once, but I hadn't fav'd it, and I'm not sure whether I've commented on it or not. Having found it (again?), I'm adding it to my fav's as it deserves a spot there and commenting (again?) as to what an incredible piece of work this is.
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`MSJames Feb 10, 2010
Man, thank you so much my friend! Your kind words always inspire me!
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`SRSmith Feb 10, 2010   Writer
Technically I'm only inspirational if I actually inspire you to write more, so go write some more! :-)
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~xkatastrophic May 14, 2009  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wow. :aww:
I am pretty amazed by this beautiful picture!
Damn, good job and nice poem too :)
Awesome :dance:
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`MSJames May 17, 2009
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like our collaborative work! :)
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~codykin117 Jul 31, 2008
Woah o.o

That's awesome! Nicely done, very interesting and eyecatching ^_^
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`MSJames Aug 3, 2008
Thanks, we're glad you liked it :)
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~codykin117 Aug 3, 2008
It's got such a beautiful point to it, and it's done so wonderfully, thank you for posting that for me to stumble across ^^
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