I am constantly amazed by the talent on steemit. The Minnow Support Project (PAL) on discord gave me the opportunity to curate creative writers, and this week I had so many to chose from that I actually had to make cuts to my original list. Here are my five picks of great writing on steemit:
Burning by @larrywritespoems
"Because all fires are meant to go away
but we’re gonna destroy the city
before we fade."
The imagery in this piece of free verse is just spectacular. He addresses passion and romance without resorting to cliche, and I am just so impressed. I really think this is a minnow to keep an eye on if you're into poetry.
Their Beach by @authorofthings
It felt righter than the truth. At the time.
@authorofthings tells a better, more soul-crushing breakup story in 50 words than most people can in a whole book.
Truth of Souls by @wandrnrose7
We are caught between earth and stars,
Lives shapen by aches and cares
Moving as by wings lifted,
White music in our ears.
@wandrnrose7 is a prolific poet, who regularly writes about life and love using classic symbolism. I especially like the themes she explores here- the contrast between pain and pleasure, reality and dream.
Hair O' the Dog by @jrhughes
She had made it so. Refused to be defeated by the decay around her. Refused to succumb to the absolute dejection on all sides.
This is a three part story, but each part also stands on its own as a beautiful piece of prose-work, with a velvet hammer ending that both destroys and caresses.
Cathedrals' Shadow by @raj808
Down Hope street I stumble, fumble
a cigarette to my lips and take sips of
carbon monoxide, nicotine and cyanide.
@raj808 weaves a vision of despair in a poem with an inkling of hope.
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