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The Egg

The egg -

A metaphor of perfection.

Gentle foetus contained

Within alluring shell,

Expectant under loving warmth.





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  • pine-needles
    March 17, 2008

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    like the simple, compact description, "Gentle foetus" and the last line most evocative for me.

    i feel like this piece might be stronger if you didn't explicitely tell us that the egg was "a metaphor of perfection." you could maybe convey that concept with "the egg- perfection" of something of the like and leave the metaphor imbedded, not needing to be named.

    nice concept though. like how you look at something "commonplace" we take for granted and bring it into sharp focus so we can see the beauty - and in a sense perfection - of it.


  • AJ Morelli gold member
    March 15, 2008

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    Due to the large number of entries, I won't be commenting on each piece but will certainly be reading and rereading them all. I wanted to thank you for your entry here, I hope to have the contest judged fairly soon...


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