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Laura's avatar

to take all that comes and make it fruit...beautifully written

Miriam Wei Wei Lo's avatar

Thanks Laura! How do you "make fruit" from what comes?

Laura's avatar

Feels like that is what writing poetry is, somewhat, doesn't it? All your human experience, all the things you see and smell and feel in a day...distilling it down, down, into journal entries and notes and eventually just concentrating the sweetness or tartness into one potent little package

Miriam Wei Wei Lo's avatar

Yes! The fruit of distillation