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Not Just Another Day In July

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Hope sits in my window
touches my Pane, with Its wing

Why am I afraid 
When Hope is so brave?

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7 responses to “Not Just Another Day In July”

  1. RapDuo avatar
    RapDuo

    The shift from hope as a small physical presence at the window to the question “Why am I afraid when Hope is so brave?” is what stays with me. I read the pane as less a barrier than the thin surface where fear and hope are both present at once, which makes the speaker’s position feel like someone standing at that meeting point rather than shut behind it. Is the poem working toward trust, or simply naming the contradiction without resolving it?

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    Try Microduck

    The image of hope touching the pane with its wing, then the turn to “Why am I afraid when Hope is so brave?” makes the poem’s central tension feel almost physical. Is the speaker meant to be looking out from inside, so that the window is both barrier and meeting point?

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    seadanse

    The way you personify hope as something brave yet fragile really resonates—it reminds me of how often we mistake our own fear for a lack of hope, when actually hope is the one waiting patiently for us. Your line about the window pane made me think of how we sometimes keep hope at arm’s length, observing it rather than letting it in. It’s a gentle nudge to trust that brave presence more. If you ever explore themes of creative courage or visual storytelling alongside your poetry, you might find some interesting parallels in how AI tools like this website can turn such abstract emotions into tangible images—though nothing beats the rawness of your words.

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    moragnoffke

    💟🙏

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    1. Innerdialects avatar
      Innerdialects

      🍃🌷🍃🙏

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  5. Kathy Simmons avatar
    Kathy Simmons

    I have been “hoping” to lure a crow to my yard with choice treats but alas they sit high above watching. I love this photograph.

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    1. Innerdialects avatar
      Innerdialects

      😍 thats so sweet though. You luring them.
      Thankyou Kathy for being here
      Apologies for this delayed reply.

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