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PancakeSushi's avatar

Nicely done everybody

The stranger's avatar

🔥🔥❤️‍🔥 together we can!

Laura B Writing in the Shadows's avatar

Love the way it turned out 🖤

Laura B Writing in the Shadows's avatar

Love it!! Thank you for getting this posted! 🖤🖤🖤

The stranger's avatar

You're welcome ❤️ thank you for participating ❤️‍🔥

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

Love it! Thank you🩷

The stranger's avatar

Thank you for being part of this ❤️

The stranger's avatar

To be honest I'm still wondering too 😂

Saif's avatar

No you must enlighten us. What were you thinking or feeling with your opening?

The stranger's avatar

Okay I will try to explain the verses:

So as I was walking alone, I tried to personify what's around me. To have company.

First the wind wisphered a question that was blunt, naked, unmasked. The wind wasn't alone, it dragged with it some sand. As it was quite an entrance from the wind, the night leaned in to listen. It had to lean in because it was a just a wispher. The imagery was that light was dim questions were soft, I was alone: trying to convey the peace that wasnt disturbed by noise.

Hope that answers the question and clarify it 🙈

Saif's avatar

Beautiful

Saif's avatar

This is great! Thanks for putting this together. It was fun to be a part of.

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Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

You aren’t a downer, you are more an upper! You do so much uplifting of everyone in your circle!

Asma's avatar

Love it!

The stranger's avatar

We need you next time to cast your voice, take the torch and pass it over ❤️‍🔥

Asma's avatar

Count me in for the next round if there is any! I’ll be glad to work alongside y’all! 🤎

The stranger's avatar

I will make sure this ritual alive, it will be weekly inshallah 💙

Asma's avatar

Oh really? That’s perfect then!

The stranger's avatar

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Kate's avatar

Wow this is incredible! So evocative. I'm still thinking about the "barefoot question."

Saif's avatar

This opening line was phenomenal. @The stranger set the bar so high. Even I looked it like , wow. What’s that mean.

The stranger's avatar

Well it was something that occured to me in bizzare way. Kind of meant by barefoot, being blunt or raw or naked. Like a question not covered by any intention, a simple one. If you get what I mean lol

It's difficult to describe tbh😂

The stranger's avatar

Thank you! Well the barefoot thing is Abit catchy not gonna lie, personifying the question as barefoot, being blunt or sth

Danielle Nadine Pierre's avatar

Cool idea! I love these relays and conversations.

The stranger's avatar

Will be honored to have you in this one, will be later today!

Danielle Nadine Pierre's avatar

Nice! Tag me!

Lydia Fox's avatar

This was pretty epic! It feels like everyone was given a theme then it was put together like a puzzle? Anyhow it turned out very cool. I look forwared to more of these!

The stranger's avatar

Thank you ,♥️

Yes voices blending together in harmony.

Looking forward to having you on these relays!

Lydia Fox's avatar

I'd be happy to be a part of something like this!

The stranger's avatar

What a coincidence, just posted the note,

The second relay will start later (New Year Version) 🔥

Laura B Writing in the Shadows's avatar

Thank you so much... it was done relay style... so the first person wrote four lines then nominated the next for four lines and so on 🖤

Lydia Fox's avatar

Ah right! That makes sense

Meera's avatar

I saw HVR towards the end and i wont lie i held my breath and he didn’t disappoint! He took the torch and ran!

A lovely initiative! 🫶

The stranger's avatar

HVR is a man of the people. Will never disappoint, even if it's not his style, he'll make the style his 💪🏾❤️‍🔥

Meera's avatar

Take it to another level and you did just that! :)

We should have one with you at the beginning… that’ll be interesting too :)

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Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

I want to encourage you to write more. I think your rap is poetry, I also think you have the emotional capacity to become a Byron if you chose.

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

🫣that sounded very “teacher” didn’t it lol 🤭

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Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

🩷good! Give it a go!

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Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

Glad you did! I know you have poet in you! It’s in your book! I even marked the pages…

Laura B Writing in the Shadows's avatar

You finished it off perfectly 🖤

Dipti  Vyas's avatar

This chain is mesmerizing—each verse adds a layer of shadow, sound, and subtle tension. I’d love to participate in future rounds if you’re considering more contributors!

The stranger's avatar

Thank You

Of course you're considered everyone is. That's the idea of it, people forming chains, whether they know each other or not

Collaboration Poems are usually planned collaboration between two or more poets

The relay is about unplanned unlimited collaboration ❤️‍🔥

Dipti  Vyas's avatar

Thank you..

The stranger's avatar

You're most welcome Dipti ♥️

Sara da Encarnação's avatar

Turned very very nice indeed💯

The stranger's avatar

Yes absolutely ♥️🔥

Sara da Encarnação's avatar

Great idea

Laura B Writing in the Shadows's avatar

I'll make sure to tag you in the next one! 🖤✨

The stranger's avatar

She already participated ♥️

Check the link at the end of the post!

Next time we'll make it more organized 🔥

Laura B Writing in the Shadows's avatar

Oh yeah! Don't know how I missed that!

✨Beautifully Broken✨'s avatar

Bravo!!! Y'all did a fantastic job! This was really very good. Such a great idea, and so many different people. That's what I love the most, how so many of y'all made this beautiful poem together.

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The stranger's avatar

You never know how random things can turn out to be beautiful ❤️