Crossing Paths

FE in Creative Writing, Poetry Assignment at Leicester University

 

As ‘Crossing Paths’ is made up of two poems spliced together and rearranged to create a visual image with words. The concept requiring the reader to rotate the paper, to mentally follow the paths of the two poems that have relating themes. Indicating that there is balance in nature and words alike… The two (untitled) pieces are as follows: 

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5am wake up calls tip-tapping along the hull

precision dog-fight pilots with

a cascade of noise excited chatter

squabbling feathers fly

i turn to see your black glass eye hungry

you come so close yet still so cautious

you talk to me you watch me

yet you still won’t trust me

our royal highness you do not ignore

giant feet slapping churning frothing

water he reaches his full long length

tip-tapping upon glass round

the watchful mother guarding

black cotton wool balls of life

shrill cheeping calling cries

alert learning flight

once i saw a flash so bright so swift

brilliant orange electric blue a purr

hovering wings flutter zap gone

a split second of breathless awe

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i arrived in the heart of winter amidst falling snow

trapped in the mud my arrival scarred the earth

my whole life wrapped up in boxes

i was alone

frozen water immense sheets of ice fizzled and cracked

electric sounds echoing through the air

a creak ting snap friction

i thought i would never be warm again

the scent of new life brings hope

rich thick earth parts for growth

sleeping seeds awake reach for light

a frisky underlying desire

hatch doors thrown open to welcome the sun

we count babies from week to week

watching hatchlings grow yet

only those strong survive

the leaves decorate the surface water

wood is horded and stored

a fresh nip clips the air with

a taste of frost

we circle water rises and drops

in the heart of nature

weather rules and i learn

i am never alone

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Anne Harrison 30.06.17

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