Felkja: Stratification
Unresolved Transit
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Legal Disclaimer: Copyright (in print and digital) Jodi Curtis and as #Felkja since 2017 and Sarah Cartwright since 25/06/2025. Last Edit 25/06/2025
Beautiful poem. A couple of thoughts:
Les Murray says something about being stopped in his tracks, while reading poems, and asking "Now why did the poet do that?" This happens all the time. It's part of the code-breaking. When a word or phrase appears that's arresting, it does two things: it challenges my perceptions of seeing/hearing/feeling, and it moves me into new territory. By this I mean an altered state of awareness that's akin to an extended daydream, where all my senses conspire to provide fertile and syntactically engaging words or lines. It happens rarely, but when I'm there I tend to make the most of it, for days sometimes.
This poem complete stopped me in my tracks. It was extremely simple, effective and nuanced. Odd, it evoked a smell from my childhood that made it feel visceral. Kudos on you for that. I am going to subscibre. This will keep me accountable and motivated with reading your upcoming posts. I subscibre to only a select few, so I hope you return the favor out of good will. Thanks I hope you're planning,
will be reading your newly published work soon! Sincerely CC