- Poetry
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- Authors:
- Parker Owens
Disasters, Delights and Other Detours
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Genres:
Poetry,
Non-Fiction
A second book of poetry, posted in no particular order or schedule. Maybe it's better than the first. Or not.
These are the poems that have escaped from my sketchbook. If they stray into your heart and mind, be gentle with them.
- Signature Author
- 08/22/2017 (Updated: 09/28/2021)
- 100 Chapters
- 17,595 Words
- 132,738 Views
- 1,338 Comments
- Mature
- Complete
Story Recommendations (4 members)
- Action Packed 0
- Addictive/Pacing 2
- Characters 1
- Chills 0
- Cliffhanger 0
- Compelling 0
- Feel-Good 0
- Humor 0
- Smoldering 1
- Tearjerker 0
- Unique 3
- World Building 3
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Table of Contents
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1.
Two First Sonnets
- 205 Words
- 2,849 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 2,262 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 1,661 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 2,086 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 1,889 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 1,920 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 1,784 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 1,300 Views
- 12 Comments
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9.
Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 2,130 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 1,880 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 1,344 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 2,066 Views
- 10 Comments
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13.
Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 2,225 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 2,039 Views
- 14 Comments
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15.
Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,460 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 1,310 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 2,186 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 2,087 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 1,711 Views
- 21 Comments
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20.
Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 1,980 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 1,004 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 1,927 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 1,708 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 2,157 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 1,742 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 1,017 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 1,442 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 1,856 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 1,493 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,814 Views
- 16 Comments
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31.
Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 1,402 Views
- 14 Comments
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32.
Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 1,390 Views
- 19 Comments
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33.
Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 1,699 Views
- 12 Comments
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34.
November Days
- 68 Words
- 1,472 Views
- 15 Comments
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35.
Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 1,432 Views
- 16 Comments
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36.
Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 947 Views
- 10 Comments
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37.
Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 1,537 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 1,630 Views
- 10 Comments
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39.
A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 1,167 Views
- 21 Comments
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40.
Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 1,092 Views
- 13 Comments
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41.
February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 1,138 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,035 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 1,158 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 1,003 Views
- 16 Comments
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45.
Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 895 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 1,394 Views
- 20 Comments
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47.
Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 1,541 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 1,563 Views
- 20 Comments
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49.
Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 1,834 Views
- 13 Comments
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50.
New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 930 Views
- 16 Comments
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51.
Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 836 Views
- 10 Comments
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52.
Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 842 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 843 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 926 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 1,015 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 770 Views
- 10 Comments
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57.
Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 1,057 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 801 Views
- 10 Comments
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59.
A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 1,498 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 1,260 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 1,458 Views
- 16 Comments
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62.
Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 1,487 Views
- 12 Comments
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63.
Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 1,138 Views
- 8 Comments
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64.
Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 1,258 Views
- 21 Comments
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65.
Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 1,502 Views
- 14 Comments
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66.
Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 658 Views
- 14 Comments
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67.
Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 581 Views
- 10 Comments
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68.
Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 565 Views
- 12 Comments
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69.
Translations
- 160 Words
- 1,208 Views
- 11 Comments
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70.
Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 1,287 Views
- 12 Comments
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71.
Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 1,352 Views
- 9 Comments
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72.
Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 554 Views
- 10 Comments
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73.
Crisis
- 129 Words
- 1,213 Views
- 12 Comments
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74.
Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 1,505 Views
- 8 Comments
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75.
Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 935 Views
- 8 Comments
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76.
Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 574 Views
- 10 Comments
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77.
The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 539 Views
- 12 Comments
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78.
September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 1,477 Views
- 18 Comments
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79.
Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 608 Views
- 12 Comments
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80.
Leaves
- 81 Words
- 450 Views
- 8 Comments
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81.
Faceless
- 152 Words
- 954 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 1,135 Views
- 10 Comments
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83.
November Now
- 199 Words
- 945 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 636 Views
- 16 Comments
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85.
Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 1,073 Views
- 4 Comments
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86.
Three Winter Walks
- 231 Words
- 503 Views
- 12 Comments
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87.
Stealing a March
- 185 Words
- 1,009 Views
- 6 Comments
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88.
Woodland Walk
- 121 Words
- 706 Views
- 14 Comments
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89.
Anthems for Pride
- 212 Words
- 1,070 Views
- 14 Comments
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90.
Late Spring
- 106 Words
- 828 Views
- 12 Comments
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91.
Mourning Dove Days
- 149 Words
- 1,289 Views
- 14 Comments
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92.
Appassionati
- 208 Words
- 1,102 Views
- 13 Comments
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93.
Butterfly Haiku
- 71 Words
- 847 Views
- 12 Comments
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94.
Inventions
- 119 Words
- 474 Views
- 11 Comments
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95.
Short Essays on Summer Vacation
- 173 Words
- 987 Views
- 12 Comments
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96.
Stone Heart
- 189 Words
- 570 Views
- 13 Comments
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97.
Diverted and Invitation
- 231 Words
- 1,020 Views
- 6 Comments
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98.
About Time
- 151 Words
- 501 Views
- 16 Comments
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99.
To The Old Spruce and At a Gallop
- 243 Words
- 401 Views
- 8 Comments
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100.
Two Ballades: Bastion and Complemented
- 442 Words
- 973 Views
- 11 Comments
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