Seconding both it being difficult to help when we haven't read it and the pre-emptive feels ;P
I collect snatches of lyrics, poems, and quotes in the hope that when I'm desperate for a title I have those to fall back on if there's no word or phrase in the fic that jumps out. A variation on that proverb - and yes, I remember it being a prompt too - or another Russian proverb sounds good. Will throw a poem at you too that springs to mind with your talk of history and memories and has been in my head since someone prompted scaring - it's in my head, I need to throw it at someone *grins*:
Kissing the stomach kissing your scarred skin boat. History is what you've travelled on and take with you
We've each had our staomchs kissed by strangers to the other
and as for me I bless everyone who kissed you here
(Micheal Ondaatje)
I just think with all the scars that I believe the two of them to have had, wouldn't they bless the strangers who left kisses instead of pain? And I love the idea of 'travelling on history' and taking it with you.
Anyway, yes, this has been a random poem comment. Carry on, you person with incredible writing mojo :D
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Date: 2012-08-08 10:44 am (UTC)I collect snatches of lyrics, poems, and quotes in the hope that when I'm desperate for a title I have those to fall back on if there's no word or phrase in the fic that jumps out. A variation on that proverb - and yes, I remember it being a prompt too - or another Russian proverb sounds good. Will throw a poem at you too that springs to mind with your talk of history and memories and has been in my head since someone prompted scaring - it's in my head, I need to throw it at someone *grins*:
Kissing the stomach
kissing your scarred
skin boat. History
is what you've travelled on
and take with you
We've each had our staomchs
kissed by strangers
to the other
and as for me
I bless everyone
who kissed you here
(Micheal Ondaatje)
I just think with all the scars that I believe the two of them to have had, wouldn't they bless the strangers who left kisses instead of pain? And I love the idea of 'travelling on history' and taking it with you.
Anyway, yes, this has been a random poem comment. Carry on, you person with incredible writing mojo :D