I wonder if anything like this has ever been done before….
a glint in the soil
forgotten past finds its voice
she bends to her work
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An archaeologist finds herself writing fiction — what stories will she unearth?
I wonder if anything like this has ever been done before….
a glint in the soil
forgotten past finds its voice
she bends to her work
That’s lovely! Do I see fivereflection’s beautiful inspiration here?
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I’d have to say that’s a definite “yes.” And it’s an exercise to help streamline my novel writing. I don’t want to be Hemingway-like in my brevity, but I do want to keep the story moving. And short poetry forms make us choose our words carefully!
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don’t know jm, but I like your word choices here. Uniquely your own, I’d say! And very nicely done 😉
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Thanks, Jeannie 🙂
I’m not saying I’ll do them every Tuesday, but they do make me think differently. And that’s good.
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So much said in so few words. Love it!
By the way, is a little unrelated, but I’ve been meaning to ask you if you’ve read Elly Griffiths’s books based on her Ruth Galloway mysteries. The main character is a forensic archaeologist residing on the English coast. I’ve read her first two, and I believe a third is coming. She infuses archaeology into the mystery, and they are really quite good. Nice scene description, too.
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Thanks, Carrie!
I haven’t seen Griffiths’s books, but they definitely sound interesting. Different plot line obviously, but it’d be interesting to see how the archaeologist is portrayed. Indiana Jones is fun, but I don’t know any in real life—darn!
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This really worked…the past and present so beautifully combined, Robin
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Thanks so much. That really means a lot coming from someone as talented as you.
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beautiful imagery in so few words. Nice job.
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Thanks, Char. This is really something I’ve never done much before. It’s been a long time since I tried to write any kind of poetry.
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That is so cool. I love it! 🙂 Love how you melded the past in the present. Gorgeous!
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*Blush.* Thanks, Kourtney! Maybe I’ll inspire someone to become an archaeologist! 😉
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This is totally awesome! I hope to see many more
Do I hear ‘Fur Elise’ playing in your near future?
Beethoven’s Fur Elise
(Bagatelle in A Minor Wo0 59) la mineur a-Moll Vladimir Ashkenazy piano
“A powerful love ending in a broken heart’s soothing pulse, pleading with the universe in a mysterious deep prayer that draws us into his sorrow”
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I’ll be attempting some more archaeology-based poetry.
Like many young piano students, I was oblivious to the stories behind the great pieces. Fur Elise was one of the first “classical” pieces I learned. Its notes are deceptively simple. It’s how you play them that makes the difference. In a 10-year-old’s hands, they’re tolerable. In a master’s, they come to life.
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Beautiful. it should be adopted by “Archaeologists, Inc” as a job description 😉
(I’m sure there is no such group as Archaeologists, Inc, but you know what I mean.)
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Thanks, Kate! Hmm, maybe the Society for American Archaeology or Register of Professional Archaeologists would do it…. Nah, most archaeologists aren’t the poetic type! But some can write in a popular style. I’m looking for good archaeology blogs like that so I can put together a set of links on my blog if readers would like to check out more of the real thing.
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Oh, I like this one. It says so much with so little. (envious here) It does sound like the beginning of more to come….(now going back to the 2nd one)
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I liked this one when I finished it. I wasn’t sure how it would go over with people who are really good at poetry, but I wanted to try something different. The past has that romantic, evocative feel to it. I hoped I could mesh that with the reality of archaeology.
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I love it!
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Thank you!
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