Complexities of a Woman

a tribute to the many dimensions of a woman - short and sweet

 

Sails of instinct guide her through a
turquoise sea of

 

self-respect

and

expression,

 

quietly dismissing all acts of

 

insidious

intent...

 

independent as the day and the night,
unassumingly intelligent and...

 

precocious.

 

Within your honest heart she slowly
reveals the secrets of her legacy...

 

a treasure chest of iridescent pearls. 

 

 

 

Reviews

[A.J. Smith]

I think your "Sails of instinct" metaphor is brilliant, Apollonia. I'm no literary critic, just go by what I like and I am drawn to the beauty of this poem�your sparing, precise use of words, your presentation, the sentiment you express so well through figurative prose.

[An owl on the moon]

What a beautiful expression, revealing glimpses of the complexities that make up the life of a woman... And a man who will wait and listen will find such a depth.. a treasure chest beyond compare.. Thank you for the wondrous jewel!

[Coyote Poetry]

Your words so gentle and powerful. Woman are the rare pearls we are (If lucky) able to discover in a life. Every line was strong. The poem was a pleasure to read. Photo made wish to be by the sea.
Coyote

[PENS FOR PEACE /TJ CALI..]

Apollonia, thank you for giving us all such a truly artistic poem touching right into one's soul!
Thank you for such a great poem and for always being such a great talented poet in this great community of writers!
I enjoyed this piece very much!
TIM

[Clyde du Coeur]

I think I just fell in love with your poem Apollonia!! I love your use of combining imagery and metaphors, my favourite being "a treasure chest of iridescent pearls" :} Really brings out the many elements surrounding this poem. Well done and keep it up!! xx

[Rylan Batten]

this is really thoughtful, great usage of imagery and metaphor, and as always your images are really thoughtfully chosen to contribute to a poem that would still be great without em. good job, strong statement. keep it up

[M@]

I'm imagining a girl who's developed early, who is her own person and happy with it, uninvolved and undaunted by the surrounding sociological groping of others ,revealing herself to only those she feels the need/desire to. That's just my take on it, I'm most likely horribly, horribly wrong.

It's been a while where I've seen style like this, and usually the one word lines don't do it much for me. However, you know when too much is too much obviously, as you don't overkill it, just enough to get your point across. You've got a great way of saying the same thing others may have said in a totally unique way, which is a breath of fresh air.

If I had anything negative to say about this piece (and I had to scratch my brain about it), it'd be to lose the ellipses. Dramatic effect, longer pause, what have you, they sadly don't do much for pieces of poetry. The loner pauses are executed through stanza breaks, even if the stanza is only one word long.

The other thing is that I think it'd be stellar if you gave the reader that ocean imagery other than text color and pictures. Then again, that may not have been the whole point of this piece, and it may just be the frame instead of the actual painting itself.

Good on ya', I dig it.

[Marie]

Excellent my friend. I was so sure I had read this one.

[NCPanthersgurl]

I like this, it's simplistic and yet powerful. Beautiful.

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"A treasure chest of irridescent pearls" And just as mysterious. Most women are not understood. When a woman is loved to the core she blossoms and returns that love threefold...BTW I believe most men are like this as well...there are good and bad traits in both species...
Nicely done,
Helen xxx

[Ani Ashford]

Just beautiful.