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I’ve really been enjoying these posts, there is definitely a lot of parallels between something such as music and writing

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I know right? There are definitely more than I expected :)

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Great insight as usual! For my writing (mainly poetry) I try to keep it simple and to the point. Some poems are way too vague for me to grasp but then, it is probably much appreciated by other people. It's all a matter of preference.

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Interesting. Would you say there’s a right and a wrong way to interpret poetry?

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I'm sharing this with WOP! A perfect set of metaphors, Fei-Ling.

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Absolutely go ahead 😃

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Two years after posting, your thoughts still resonate. As a singer/songwriter, I find music everywhere; odd then, that it never accompanied my writing. Inspired by your metaphors, my mind returns to Peter and The Wolf. As a child, I couldn't listen enough to Prokofiev. Your thoughts nudge me now. A brash antagonist trumpets his bravery. A timid protagonist tiptoes over cello strings con pizzicato. These images take on a new timbre. Thank you.

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