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Of Youth

Taste it with your
eyes and tell me
does it smell like home--
of mud and blood and
dark recesses,
of dust and stars and bone?
Is it raw and
dangerous?
Like trying your wings
in a blizzard;
harsh and sharp,
beautiful, it sings;
with purity
it strikes a chord
with shadows, and with light;
innocence captured,
poignant and stark--
humanity's delight.

Author notes

This was a hard one. Every time I really got into writing the emotions the photos stirred, it sounded...wrong, looking back at the pictures.
Sally Mann's art provokes in me memories of being innocent--not ignorant of pain, but convinced that I would survive, no matter what. But trying to describe it in adult terms...and connected with the photographs themselves...was difficult.
Thanks for presenting a challenge, and introducing me to this amazing artist.

Inspired by:
http://images.artnet.com/artwork_images_1111_472028_sally-mann.jpg
http://images.artnet.com/artwork_images_423794977_377124_sally-mann.jpg

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  • cvillelisa
    February 23
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    I've come to really like this. I was wondering if you would take a look at it and consider possibly ending it at:

    poignant and stark. ?



    I am especially sweet on opening wings in a blizzard
    and the sounds in this section:

    does it smell like home--
    of mud and blood and
    dark recesses,
    of dust and stars and bone?


    Thanks. I appreciate your having a go with the photo.


    Lisa


    • WindUpEnigma gold member
      February 26
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      Couldn't end it there, was following a rhyme scheme. Thanks for hosting, this was a great contest, and I wish you'd had a better turnout for it.