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Linda Doherty's avatar

Powerful and beyond moving.

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Kate D's avatar

This makes me glad, to live in a world with love and poetry such as this in it. 💙

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Marilyn Mead's avatar

I really like this one.

It reminded me it’s okay to cry.

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Rhydian's avatar

An excellent choice

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A.D.'s avatar

"I stooped to question a flower" - ah, lovely. This poem reminds me of Basho, the great haiku writer. The older I get, the more I appreciate simple poems that aren't trying to be clever. If you'll indulge me, recently a long, deep relationship of mine ended. I memorialized it with a small poem:

The jacket's fabric

forgets her cigarette scent

as she fades away.

~

Until next time...

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ars poetica's avatar

so compelling. this reminds me of the story of the first bristlecone pines.

thank you.

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Kerry Bart-Raber's avatar

ARRGH- must be time for a hot coffeee beverage- hmmmm🙆🏻‍♀️Nutty professor? Anyone?! Salud

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Kerry Bart-Raber's avatar

Johnny? Is that you?

Nothing like a Murder/ Childe Ballad- we heard Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds..,,,, A nice walk by the River side with your sweet ♥️ and a 🪨.....

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Oganga Mangiti's avatar

Such a powerful piece!

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