Life Collage – Poem by Gabriela Marie Milton – Updates on Literary Revelations

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Life Collage by Gabriela Marie Milton

I experienced mama’s death before she died.

I hate the order of things with its self-indulgent predictability.

The airport – the point of departures and returns – smell of food and disinfectant. Gray overtones.  

This world would be a better place if we were more interested in others’ creations than in their personal lives.

I used to run away from home when I was a child.  Every rose tore my soul. I picked up the pieces and wrapped the sick and the hungry with them. What’s left of my soul?

When my second novel came out, you said, “What a splendid tribute to your master.” I asked, “Who’s my master?” “Patrick Modiano.” I thought, “Who on earth is Patrick Modiano?” Yet I understood. The past. My obsession with the past. I went out and ordered every book Modiano has written.

I have nothing to say anymore.

featured image: Rising Moon, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Updates on Literary Revelations

Literary Revelations Journal posted. Please read:

From Science to Poetry: Swarn Gill

Feature of the Week: The Tides of Change by Dr. Linda Best

I am deeply grateful to everyone who submitted to the Literary Revelations’ Hidden in Childhood anthology. You will hear from me soon. For those who still want to submit please remember that our deadline is January 3, 2023. We plan to release the anthology at the end of January.

Please read the Guidelines for Submission HERE. Do not submit before reading.

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Thank you.

Gabriela Marie Milton
Pushcart Prize Nominee
Award Winning Author
#1 Amazon Bestselling Author
Books:
Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (ed.), Experiments in Fiction, 2022.
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow :I Love Poems and Poetic Prose, Vita Brevis Press, 2021.
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings, Vita Brevis Press, 2020

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Gabriela Marie Milton #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, 2019 Author of the Year at Spillwords Press NYC; internationally published poet; poetry collections Woman: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis Pres, July 27, 2021); Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis Press, April, 2020)

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  2. That’s a wonderful and poignant poem, Gabriela. You were a little runaway? You seem to have a rebellious side that keeps your passion and compassion in check. With 40 novels, Monsieur Modiano is certainly a master. Have you read all his books you ordered?

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    1. Thank you for the wonderful comment Tim. Oh, yes, I have a very rebellious side and I was a little runaway. I was getting bored. My parents managed to find me every time. It started when I was 3 years old.

      “With 40 novels, Monsieur Modiano is certainly a master” I read most of them. It’s not difficult. As someone pointed out – I cannot remember where I read that – if one puts all his “books” together one comes out with one single book 🙂 His writings are generally short.
      Have a beautiful day Tim, and thank you again.

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    1. Oh, you are a sweetheart. Thank you. Sending lots of love to you. I’ll see you on Twitter soon.
      xoxo

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  6. The past. Our obsession with the past 🙂 Fluid, analytical and lucid. A page that remains in the reader’s memory.

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    1. Good morning and thank you so much for your comment Virginia. I hope you are well and the sky is blue in Montreal today. Sending love. Enjoy your Friday.
      xo

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    1. Thank you so much John. Your support and kindness mean a lot to me. Enjoy your weekend 🌸

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  8. Ride your energy to even more greater things. I would have submitted a poem but it was 333 word count and would not be considered for publications. I looked at shortening the poem and the poetry would look like a train wreck. Congratulations and continued success with your publishing house.

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    1. Joseph, it’s so good to have you here. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for stopping by and for your kind words. Come to think of it the topic of the anthology is perfect for you. Your poetry… the feelings that you have transmitted in your work over the years… the videos on your blog. 333 word count. Please send me the poem.

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      2. I got you. I wrote you back. I need a bio and permission to publish your poem in the anthology.

    1. Hi Navin, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words. I did receive your poem. We are good 🙂

      Enjoy the rest of the weekend my dear friend.

      xo

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  15. Hey beautiful Gabriela! This is amazing. Like a packed, quiet room in between noisy places. This may sound strange but You took me to a place similar to where Neal Brennan did in his comedy show 3 mics. If You haven’t seen it….there are literally 3 mics onstage. Spaced out. Independently lit. There were black outs when he went from one mic to another and I was never sure where he would appear. At one of the mics he would just speak rawly. Nakedly. Truth tidbits about his life. At least that’s how I remember it. This took me to the same place. I felt I was in a room with You, Your brilliant poetry all around….and in a quiet space in the middle: this. You took me aback in such a lovely way. Thank You. You gift so much!!! Love You! Huge hugs! 🤗

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    1. My Goodness Katy, you are a gem.

      “This took me to the same place. I felt I was in a room with You” I am in tears hon. Thank you for every words you wrote. Sending love and huge hugs to you.

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      2. Thank you hon. I hope your holidays are filled with love and sun ☀️ ❤️

  16. Remembrances of a difficult time linked to thoughts throughout ones life. A fascinating write and I just love the lines, “Every rose tore my soul. I picked up the pieces and wrapped the sick and the hungry with them.” I too, was a runaway. However, there is only so much cover in the southern forest. Have a blessed week and great big hugs, Joni

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    1. Thank you so much dearest Joni, and sorry for my late reply. I am so glad you liked that passage hon. ” I too, was a runaway” It’s an epidemic 😉
      Have a blessed weekend filled with love.
      xoxo

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  17. Once again mesmerizing, Gabriela, moments out of space and time(just like it really is( joined together, in this enigmatic, memorial to your spirit, your core and where you come from. So honored to know you…and yes, my rebel always knew yours:)

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    1. Thank you so much my dearest Karima. I am so humbled by your words.
      ” my rebel always knew yours.” Take one to know one 🙂
      Love you hon.

      Have a beautiful weekend.
      xoxo

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      2. Thank you hon. i got to work on the anthology. check your email during the weekend.
        xoxo

  18. There are some amazing, wondrous lines written here, Gabriela, and I see, like me, you had a rebellious streak running through you. I love when I can relate to someone’s work; that’s always the case with you and it definitely doesn’t seem like “work”! Brava, cara mia!! Big hugs always xx

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    1. Hon, so sorry, for my late reply. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your wonderful words. Love you with all my heart.

      xoxo

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  20. Beautiful poem, Gabriela. A glimpse of the tangle that’s childhood as we struggle to become ourselves in a complex world. Loved this one. Love your talent. Submitting in a few minutes. 😀

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    1. Thank you so much Diana for your beautiful words.
      YAY! I get to have your poems. Such an honor. I can’t wait to read them. You made me happy. Enjoy the rest of your day.

      xoxo

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  21. The past weighs heavy on my heart
    A burden that I can’t outrun
    I try to shake it off and start
    But the memories still come

    I turn to art and literature
    In search of solace and release
    But each new page only brings more
    Reminders of what I can’t retrieve

    I long for a life that’s free
    From the chains of memory
    But they cling to me so tightly
    I fear they’ll never set me be

    I wonder if I’ll ever find
    A way to leave the past behind
    And live in the present, unconfined
    But for now, I am resigned

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  22. Thank you for what you do. I haven’t attempted to publish poetry or story in 12 years. I had 40 poems published everywhere in the eighties and the nineties. Tomorrow. I will quit being lazy. The great writers need to be published. The Literary Revelations Publishing House is needed.

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      1. I would like this dear Gabriela. I am retired now. I have time to edit 2600 poems and stories. It is hard work to get organized. I appreciate the kindness. Joni gave me direction also.

      2. Wonderful. You can find the guidelines to submit to our Journal on the Literary Revelations site.

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