Gypsie’s Wonderful World of Words

Shakespeare published 154 sonnets in his quarto in 1609. While the initial 126 are addressed to a young man, the final 28 are directed toward an enigmatic woman referred to as the dark lady.

AWAY ….

In response to Flight of Swifts – Let’s Write…
Posted by poetisatinta. and
From Chaos to Clarity
Posted by Reena’s Xploration Challenge #390

Away, fly far away from here
from the chaos and confusion
to a place structured and free

12 responses to “AWAY ….”

  1. JeanMarie Avatar
    JeanMarie

    does structure provide freedom? I have heard that it does, particularly if you are a creative, but I’ve never been able to create it. food for thought here.

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  2. Susi Bocks Avatar
    Susi Bocks

    I agree that structure can be freeing, but also rigidity, and that produces the opposite. It’s a dilemma, but maybe the key is balancing the two. Great piece, Ami!

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
      Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

      Thank you very much Susi! ☺️

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      1. Susi Bocks Avatar
        Susi Bocks

        You’re welcome!

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  3. Reena Saxena Avatar
    Reena Saxena

    Freedom in a structured space happens only when you are alone.

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
      Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

      Reena, yet even in aloneness, we can be enslaved by it, itself.

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      1. Reena Saxena Avatar
        Reena Saxena

        You are so right.

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  4. Sadje Avatar
    Sadje

    A structured place is seldom free.

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
      Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

      Absolutely! So which is best … chaos or clarity? 🧐

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      1. Sadje Avatar
        Sadje

        Clarity will get my vote, but with peace

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  5. poetisatinta Avatar
    poetisatinta

    This carries the clear emotion of yearning for peace and order in contrast to turmoil surrounding us 🙌

    (Thanks for the link to my poem ❤️)

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar
      Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

      My pleasure!! ☺️

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