Very interesting, Roberta. The first line intrigues: what does "born this way" mean, I wonder. It could suggest that a person (or even animal) has literally been born in a particular way, "this" way, like a breech birth. Or perhaps the infant has a medical condition or is somehow different to the norm or expected. Who is to say what is the "normal way" though? Is there a right or wrong way to be born – surely we just are who we are and have no say in the process? Let the winter stars decide on the answer!
April 30th, 2018 at 8:33 am
Thanks editors of tinywords! This one means so much to me…good to see it here!
April 30th, 2018 at 8:35 am
Beautiful!!!
April 30th, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Thank you Marilyn!
May 1st, 2018 at 5:18 am
Interesting blend of images with contained space (ma) in between.
weather cock–
my finger points at
the north star
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Publication Credit: Four and Twenty Poetry, May 2012, Vol.5, Issue 5
Seven stars–
I rearrange
the candles
*****
May 1st, 2018 at 7:47 am
Grandly posed, Roberta_!
__ You've generated further thoughts. _m
ring of stars
in this night sky
a union
May 3rd, 2018 at 1:07 am
Very interesting, Roberta. The first line intrigues: what does "born this way" mean, I wonder. It could suggest that a person (or even animal) has literally been born in a particular way, "this" way, like a breech birth. Or perhaps the infant has a medical condition or is somehow different to the norm or expected. Who is to say what is the "normal way" though? Is there a right or wrong way to be born – surely we just are who we are and have no say in the process? Let the winter stars decide on the answer!
Very thought-provoking, Roberta.
marion