[stylist] For what it's worth: Poetic prose post

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Bill,

I don't hold to one religion or belief system, but simply use well-known
concepts for this particular piece. The symbolism and religious imagery
I use also works to create the atmosphere I'm attempting in this piece.
But I do not consider myself a Christian or pagan, though if I had to
admit anything, I think I might lean more towards pagan ideals these
days, grin.

I too have adopted and whole-heartedly believed in Christianity to
paganism. I grew up Christian, my father being a minister since the age
of 14, but pagan traditions, especially Celtic ones, have always drawn
me.

Thanks for the comments. I have enough distance from this situation now
to not only share writing so personal, but to critique it and here
critiques about it.

Bridgit

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HI Bridgit,

I read this piece with great interest. You are a gifted writer, and use 
Pagan and Christian symbolism to great effect.  I have to say, though, 
that I disagree with your metaphysics, though I used to keep them 
wholeheartedly.  I've been both a real pentacle-wearing Pagan and a 
Catholic, which I stiill am in many ways.  But the ancient notions of 
blood sacrifice seem to fill me with nausea nowadays, so I'm admitting 
here that I'm not really your ideal reader LOL. However that may be, I 
see you as a sophisticated artist working with ancient tropes in order 
to make sense of profound personal grief, and that's a worthy project. 
Thank you so much for sharing the record of such deep material.


--Bill






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Author's note: I would consider this poetic prose, meaning it has a 
poetic lyricism about it, but is structured as prose. It does not hold 
to any poetic forms. This is nonfiction, though very much an internal 
dialogue with hints of scenes, or actions. It's about the joy of finding

out you're pregnant but afraid to be overly joyful about it. In the end,

there's a miscarriage, the sacrifice required. I briefly use some pagan 
and Christian symbolism. This is a much more emotive piece. I see it 
loosely relating to the archeology thread as blood is required as a 
sacrifice to the earth, that blood is needed for life, and I was called 
upon to make that sacrifice, hence some of the pagan symbolism, smile. 
It also has strong allusions to Christian symbolism too, though 
Christian and pagan symbolism agree a lot more than most want to admit, 
grin. Bridgit P _______________________________________________ Writers 
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