home, 2022
Sake, the gentlest rat
Keep me on your shoulder
where the waters are uncharted
I'll whisper in your ear:
"One time, I too was scared to leave home. With no other choice, I learned courage.
Shyness opens to indomitable curiosity. Even here, in this vast stillness, you'll find worlds upon worlds."
A sweet nibble, unimposing, unassuming,
And the hint of a whisker tracing across my cheek, still.
The first base image depicts the protagonist Chihiro from the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away, and the second base image depicts Sake the rat about to go on an adventure.
Synanim
Iteration 1
Maddie
Sake, the gentle rat
I whisper in your ear, "One time, I too, was scared to leave home. But I had no choice, and I learned fearlessness[/courage] - not to be without fear, but beyond it. Even here, in this vast expanse of stillness, there are worlds upon worlds."
Dae
Sweet nibbles on my ear - unimposing, unassuming. The soft sounds of shyness opening with indomitable curiosity. Still, the hint of a whisker tracing across my cheek.
Luk-E
~ ~ TOO TIRED ~ ~
Sarah
keep me on your shoulder
where the waters are uncharted
i'll whisper in your ear
+ _______ learned from sake
Iteration 2
Dae
She whispered in my ear, "One time, I too, was scared to leave home. But I had no choice, and I learned to be with fear, to be beyond it.” What chance do adversity and discomfort have in the face of curiosity?
Maddie
sake the gentlest rat
keep me on your shoulder
where the waters are uncharted
a sweet nibble, unimposing, unassuming,
i'll whisper in your ear:
"one time, i too was scared to leave home. with no other choice, i learned courage.
shyness opens to indomitable curiosity. even here, in this vast stillness, you'll find worlds upon worlds."
[maybe 'a sweet nibble...' , here at the end instead?]
Sarah
Maddie's basically
