Plucking at Another Daisy
That curiously shrill voice.
A peacock
pulling long, nervous fingers.
She was reckless.
So reckless. After all that
hissing tragic whisper.
And laughing at
beginning; the best ending.
Plucking
another
daisy.
Source: “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, by Oscar Wilde. Gutenberg Project, Release Date: October 1, 2008 [EBook #26740] http://www.gutenberg.org/files/26740/26740-h/26740-h.htm written for Poets & Storytellers United: “Looking back” and I chose the Found Poetry prompt using the redacted method. Shared with @Experimentsinfc #APoemADay on Twitter © Misky 2020

13 responses to “Redacted Plucking At Another Daisy”
This is a really interesting way to write poetry and I love the poem you found within Wilde’s lines.
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Thanks, Ingrid.
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What a fascinating poem you made! Excellent choice of source material too.
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Thanks so much, Rosemary.
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I really love the circular structure of your blackout poem, and how well it captures the moment.
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Thank you!
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I love to see what people can pull out of other poems or prose. I like your hissing tragic whisper here.
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Thank you.
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When in doubt, pluck daisies. It’s soothing!
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So true!
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That is some fine daisy plucking you’ve done from Wilde’s text, Marilyn!
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Thanks, Kim!
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Wonderful lines, found by you!
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