Mom

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I think you generally try to stick with the theme. The process of aging and ultimately decay came across. If you establish a concrete image you have the liberty to add slight abstraction without killing it. It's like salt in soup though it can be overdone.

If you experiment in your drafts and then let them sit for a bit (usually a few weeks or a month) you'll usually have the distance necessary to see what choices are working.

Fair enough, I guess I like my dishes short & sweet, maybe some bitterness as well for balance 

Makes me wonder if the great poets ever ruminated on their works for long periods of time before being satisfied
or perhaps in a moment of inspiration, the words come together in the moment; like intuitively picking certain flowers to form a bouquet, giving its own unique fragrance

probably a combination of both