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Prompt

The following poem is a compilation of participant responses to musical meditations based on a method created by AngieDoe. It's a collaborative project to see how different people experience and respond to the same stimulus. Full instructions are below and the Google Docs are still open for editing if you want to participate.

On the right path like
    the smoke of a
    snuffed candle drifting
            up...
        up...
                    up


searching like
    the lights of a disco ball
    looking for bodies
        to
    illuminate


Disoriented like
    the fading
        graffiti on a
    crosstown bus


Unfamiliar like
        a harpist
            on jupiter
        striking
        harmonies with the universe


Tempting like
    a robot shimmy


Independent like
        yellowed teeth
    just freed of their awkward braces

Prompt

Listen to the music and write down feelings alongside visual images. Then, combine the two in a poem.

The links go to collaborative Google Docs. Add in your own words, borrow from others, and add to the poem. You can either create an entirely new poem or edit or continue one of the ones in the doc.

If you don't want your poem edited, just make a comment. Names not necessary – feel free to be anonymous!

Meditation I

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Meditation II

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Meditation III

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Meditation IV

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Meditation V

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Meditation VI

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Meditation VII

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