- 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
- 124,447 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
- 2,706 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 2,196 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 1,518 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 2,005 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 1,817 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 1,842 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 1,723 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 1,235 Views
- 12 Comments
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9.
Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 2,038 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 1,794 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 1,280 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 1,991 Views
- 10 Comments
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13.
Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 2,155 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 1,962 Views
- 14 Comments
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15.
Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,384 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 1,241 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 2,097 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 1,993 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 1,600 Views
- 21 Comments
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20.
Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 1,889 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 926 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 1,842 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 1,633 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 2,050 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 1,674 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 955 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 1,389 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 1,761 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 1,401 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,706 Views
- 16 Comments
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31.
Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 1,328 Views
- 14 Comments
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32.
Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 1,212 Views
- 19 Comments
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33.
Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 1,639 Views
- 12 Comments
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34.
November Days
- 68 Words
- 1,394 Views
- 15 Comments
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35.
Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 1,354 Views
- 16 Comments
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36.
Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 887 Views
- 10 Comments
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37.
Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 1,436 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 1,571 Views
- 10 Comments
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39.
A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 1,061 Views
- 21 Comments
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40.
Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 1,020 Views
- 13 Comments
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41.
February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 1,048 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 960 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 1,084 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 908 Views
- 16 Comments
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45.
Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 815 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 1,286 Views
- 20 Comments
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47.
Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 1,469 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 1,455 Views
- 20 Comments
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49.
Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 1,701 Views
- 13 Comments
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50.
New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 855 Views
- 16 Comments
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51.
Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 776 Views
- 10 Comments
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52.
Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 765 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 791 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 861 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 917 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 707 Views
- 10 Comments
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57.
Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 973 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 736 Views
- 10 Comments
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59.
A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 1,433 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 1,173 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 1,363 Views
- 16 Comments
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62.
Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 1,390 Views
- 12 Comments
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63.
Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 1,077 Views
- 8 Comments
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64.
Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 1,165 Views
- 21 Comments
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65.
Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 1,389 Views
- 14 Comments
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66.
Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 579 Views
- 14 Comments
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67.
Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 513 Views
- 10 Comments
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68.
Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 491 Views
- 12 Comments
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69.
Translations
- 160 Words
- 1,144 Views
- 11 Comments
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70.
Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 1,216 Views
- 12 Comments
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71.
Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 1,289 Views
- 9 Comments
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72.
Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 494 Views
- 10 Comments
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73.
Crisis
- 129 Words
- 1,141 Views
- 12 Comments
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74.
Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 1,339 Views
- 8 Comments
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75.
Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 876 Views
- 8 Comments
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76.
Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 499 Views
- 10 Comments
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77.
The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 475 Views
- 12 Comments
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78.
September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 1,368 Views
- 18 Comments
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79.
Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 538 Views
- 12 Comments
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80.
Leaves
- 81 Words
- 394 Views
- 8 Comments
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81.
Faceless
- 152 Words
- 786 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 1,076 Views
- 10 Comments
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83.
November Now
- 199 Words
- 869 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 570 Views
- 16 Comments
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85.
Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 1,028 Views
- 4 Comments
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86.
Three Winter Walks
- 231 Words
- 444 Views
- 12 Comments
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87.
Stealing a March
- 185 Words
- 939 Views
- 6 Comments
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88.
Woodland Walk
- 121 Words
- 632 Views
- 14 Comments
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89.
Anthems for Pride
- 212 Words
- 1,003 Views
- 14 Comments
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90.
Late Spring
- 106 Words
- 764 Views
- 12 Comments
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91.
Mourning Dove Days
- 149 Words
- 1,220 Views
- 14 Comments
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92.
Appassionati
- 208 Words
- 1,031 Views
- 13 Comments
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93.
Butterfly Haiku
- 71 Words
- 782 Views
- 12 Comments
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94.
Inventions
- 119 Words
- 406 Views
- 11 Comments
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95.
Short Essays on Summer Vacation
- 173 Words
- 916 Views
- 12 Comments
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96.
Stone Heart
- 189 Words
- 484 Views
- 13 Comments
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97.
Diverted and Invitation
- 231 Words
- 973 Views
- 6 Comments
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98.
About Time
- 151 Words
- 433 Views
- 16 Comments
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99.
To The Old Spruce and At a Gallop
- 243 Words
- 347 Views
- 8 Comments
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100.
Two Ballades: Bastion and Complemented
- 442 Words
- 913 Views
- 11 Comments
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