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Anthropomorphism for Beginners

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The sun is subdued velvet,
and the sea is dressed in
tumbling crow feathers:

the birth of a pearl is like a god.
slow, unfurling like snow,
inhuman in a sea of mud.

Lend him hands and a home,
build him bone and shape him,
something smooth like silk,
like wispy wool.

The divers are burrowing
under liquid glass,
untwining soggy weed
to search for shells
– for pearls, the pearls! –

with hands that scrabble
for god, who is worth too much.

for the burnished bubbles
of milk are cherished
above and beyond
the bubbles
of breath

rising

from the doves in flight
with feathers of silk –
the divers, like doves,
are free – but –

but not the pearls,
for the sea is a raven, ugly in love.
On the formation of pearls/pearl-diving. Inspired by #Wordsmiths-Guild's contest about textures, using the video "Saeglopur" by Sigur Ros and #lacoterie's prompt, to write a poem using the title "anthropomorphism for beginners". A critique for the first.

What do you think about the title? I'm not sure if it really works as it was mostly inspired by the title, not made for the title. And, your thoughts on the ending?

Much thanks! :heart:

Edited 18.06.2011.
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katarthis's avatar
While the title doesn't speak to me much (is it because I'm an anthro writer?), this part -> "for the burnished bubbles of milk are cherished above and beyond the bubbles of breath" really just reached out and snagged me. Excellent work.

k