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The stranger's avatar

Harmony at its finest

Loved the flow and loved the dreams and lived in the dreams that are flowing 🫴🏾

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you.

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The stranger's avatar

This was really really good

You guys should do another collab 🔥

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Hina Gondal's avatar

Thank you so much, ❤️ 🫶

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The stranger's avatar

You're welcome 🤗

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Elizabeth-Jane Baird's avatar

That was truly impressive and I particularly enjoyed the contrast in meter between the two contributions.

The bold stanzas were metrically consistent and measured, while the writer of the stanzas in italics adopted a more fluid, variable rhythm. The former felt masculine and the latter felt feminine.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

What a great and close read.

Thank you so much.

I have your latest piece saved.

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Elizabeth-Jane Baird's avatar

I only do “close reads”. 😍

And thank you for your continued support. If you saw what I wrote yesterday, but thankfully didn’t post here, you’d be giving me a wide berth for being bat-shit crazy.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I try to.

I also have no attention span.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

Thank you so much,it means a lot to me ❤️ 🫶

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Bougie Hippie's avatar

loving so many nuggets here:

"I don’t want to survive. I want to thrive."

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

It's true. Thrive is where it's at.

Thank you so much.

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Luna's avatar

Powerful. Stirring. This reads like a moving song. I can almost hear the tune. Thank you.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I appreciate that close read and listen.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

You are always welcome 🤗 I am glad to see you here 🫶

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Doyenne Dreamer's avatar

Beautiful harmony 💚

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you so much!

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Precious Enefiok Mbaba's avatar

This is so beautiful ❤️

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I'm glad you liked it!

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Jiya's avatar

Really loved it!!

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you! We put much into it.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

Thank you so much ❤️ 🫶

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celeste's avatar

this is incredible. the flow and writing style is exquisite. im obsessed with the language and rhyme scheme! amazing work!

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you so much!

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Hina Gondal's avatar

Thank you so much,it means a lot 🫶

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celeste's avatar

of courseee

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Andrew Carolan's avatar

Thanks for sharing, lovely words and a great rhythm too 😊

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I appreciate that so much.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts 🫶

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Dipak M C's avatar

Excellent, both! I'm familiar with Hina's writings. And it appears that she has written in a way like she's telling her own life story, her nightmares. On the other hand, HVR is new to me. However, while reading, it sounds to me as if he is narrating Hina's story!

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you so much for the close read.

Essentially, we found a similar topic. Her lines are her experience, and my lines are my experience.

We made it work.

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Dipak M C's avatar

Okay. Fine! Would love to see more such collaborations in future, I think this is the very first. And, if possible, subscribe to me. No need to read my posts, I understand that.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I subbed you immediately when I saw your first message.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

Thank you so much,I am so happy to see you here,thanks for sharing your thoughts ❤️🫶

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Zoe Mazah's avatar

What a beautiful harmonic read. Deep and heartfelt

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you so much for the read.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

Thank you so much Zoe 🫶

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The Secret Ingredient's avatar

In pain I welcome my nightmares, my sleep, unmoved.- strangely enough I had a nightmare this morning- this hit me right there -waking me- when I awoke I realized it wasn’t a nightmare at all it was a real expression of sadness and it was true- that my family danced on a stage choreography in unison- I was not invited-

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The Secret Ingredient's avatar

I am writing a book - a fable- actually a journey in inner child healing-so it is just here now and I need the focus and grounding- it is surprising how encouraged I feel from your work- thank you 🙏 sir. Just for being here and connecting so many.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Nice. Let me know when it's out.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

We are glad that you enjoyed it,thanks for sharing your thoughts ❤️🫶

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I've had similar. Are they better than they used to be?

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✨Beautifully Broken✨'s avatar

Fire! Say less! 🤞🏼💯

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Turn down for what?

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Kate's avatar

Wow, this is amazing! Love the song component too, really brings up the nuance. How was this created? Did you each trade stanzas, so each stanza was responding to the previous one? Who's singing on the track?

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I used Suno to capture (my perception of) my voice. So it's AI.

We alternate the stanzas. Hina is bold, and I'm italics.

Thank you so much!

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Kate's avatar

Love it! The voice was great. Very realistic sounding.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I try to make it match. I have poor recording programs, but I have recorded myself before.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

You did the best 🫶

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Marble & Ember's avatar

I felt a difficult reckoning, not with dreams, but with identity. You both did beautiful work. I can’t wait to read more! 👏

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Hina Gondal's avatar

Thank you so much ❤️

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you so much for going deep on it. Many stopped at dreams.

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Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

Excellent! My first read of the day. I like it very much. I’m so happy the inner poet is coming out HVR! Nightmares. I hate that they follow us into the waking hours, so we don’t get reprieve even when we try.

“My nightmares made me lie awake shutter at the thought of sleep. My mind learned what dreams take.” When you’re a traumatized person, there’s no rest even when you’re asleep. Your subconscious immediately has to filter through all of the things. It’s so difficult to have energy and productive when you know that your rest is going to be haunted just as much if not more as you’re waking hours.

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Hina Gondal's avatar

He is so brilliant 🫶

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Very true. I know it too well. I'm glad you liked it.

Did you see I toned down the bars but for two inversions? I counted beats and all?

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Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

I thought something was different, but I didn’t notice that. I will go back.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I just toned it all back.

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