go on, then
browse me
flick your fingers through
my paper soul – underline
keywords – love lust hate
bookmark my memories
step from one image
to the next, unroll
a narrative
highlight the highlights
erase
bookmark my thoughts
write “yes, this!” in the margin
circle a pearl of wisdom
scrawl your name
Just the way I like to read. Nice!
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This is so gorgeous. It made me a bit lightheaded—the last three lines, sigh.
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I love the way this flows Sarah. Beautiful.
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Nice and sharp, tight, almost taunting, teasing…really good tone…..
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They say that some people are like an open book… love the way you made the metaphor work… but I also read a faint tone of abuse with all those markings.
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Yours is a stellar Quadrille! Cheers.
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My daily reading habits to a ‘T’ and thus feeling so exposed lol. Great poem, Sarah, I love how you utilized the prompt. Such a beautiful flow throughout.
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wonderful flow and feeling to this. a blissful read
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I liked this response to the prompt. Nicely done poem.
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Love your approach to the prompt Sarah.
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To be so open and available is a gift! Enjoyed this! 💓
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‘go on, then
browse me
flick your fingers through
my paper soul ‘ ~ brilliant!
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Yes to all of these things!
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Yes This!
Yes This!
Yes This!
YES THIS!
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Amazing! Worth reading twice 😀
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It is always worth coming to read here. And yes, the reader is as integral a part of the writing as the writer.
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Yes! This!, what a wonderfully sensuous poem. Oh, this had made my morning.
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