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neena maiya's avatar

I really do like your verse at the end. It spells "freedom".

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Ramya Vivekanandan's avatar

Thanks so much, Neena 🙏🏾

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Jamal Robinson's avatar

We may both love words, but I have little doubt that you're better at spelling them than me 🤣

Also, loved these lines!

"Would you believe that I did his bidding,

walked into the woods, shivering, cursing and

wondering what madness could this be..."

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Ramya Vivekanandan's avatar

Thanks, Jamal! I’m afraid my spelling prowess may have peaked at age 11 🤣

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Jamal Robinson's avatar

😂

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Paulette Bodeman's avatar

I'm so happy that poetry is back, for you and for us, your readers.

This is a powerful essay, thank you.

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Ramya Vivekanandan's avatar

Paulette, thank you so much! I hope that the poetry decides to stay for a while 😉

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Ingrid Haring-Mendes's avatar

Oh! Poetry Incarnate! ❤️

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Ramya Vivekanandan's avatar

It rendered itself as such!

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BKE's avatar

:-)

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Ramya Vivekanandan's avatar

🥰

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Maïlys Ray's avatar

Your poem is beautiful and I loved this post so much. I also have a special thing with words and I smiled reading that you can't read something without noting or exploring something further because I do the same so often. When I started reading in English ages ago, I was always carrying a dictionary and a notebook along the book itself to write down words or expressions that spoke to me in some ways. One of my favorite words in English is "serendipity".

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Ramya Vivekanandan's avatar

Thank you, Maïlys! Sounds like we’re in the same boat 😊. And I love ‘serendipity’ too.

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