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  1. Parker Owens
    Sunrise and stars in New England seem far different from what I know here at home. There’s not much left of my Grandmother’s house now, just the barn. The place never fails to bring echoes and ghosts to my mind. You are very kind to read these, and to respond.
  2. Parker Owens
    I’m glad that made you grin. I confess I laughed about it long after the fireworks were over. Thanks for reading and for your comments.
  3. Parker Owens

    The Past III

    Parker Owens commented on Black Paper's story chapter in The Past III

    Here is poetic assurance. Here is encouragement. Everyone needs this sometimes. Thank you.
  4. Parker Owens
    July the Fourth Quite a stir on Independence Day that colorful African shirt caused in the middle of all those tasteful Freeport plaids and tees urging a renewed greatness; certain to cause chatter next winter. In the Meadow Do you hear the north wind calling out, as it whispers through a thousand trees giving voice to brooding hemlock and pliant birch; one reasoning, another plaintive, yet each green branch calling: stay with
  5. Parker Owens
    Each of these spoke to me. The first made me feel as if I were part of a fantasy novel, or maybe a book like Wrinkle in Time. You let me feel both vastness and a kind of sureness in that universe when there’s a we, not just a me. The second of these stirs my mind, wills me to act. Your clear sight could move all but the stoniest of hearts, the ones who can’t see beyond this quarter’s profit-and-loss.
  6. Parker Owens
    Fantastic! I really like this!
  7. Parker Owens
    I liked Wish for the hope and longing I feel in it; and Invitation for the many, many images of summer you brought to mind. Thank you.
  8. Parker Owens

    Loss and Hope

    Parker Owens commented on Wayne Gray's story chapter in Loss and Hope

    Losing Tad is a grief. You write it in love, yet without varnish. What Tad did for Markus, and for so many more, is a lift to the heart. Again, your simple, elegant telling makes a huge impact.
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    Summer Visit

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Summer Visit

    Thanks very much for reading this one. It was a wonderful, convivial evening, the kind when there were so many stories and discussions that one can’t remember them all.
  10. Parker Owens

    Summer Visit

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Summer Visit

    You’re kind to comment on this cookout. Good wine, cheese and conversation - my idea of a perfect visit.
  11. Parker Owens

    Summer Visit

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Summer Visit

    I’m glad you thought it was a good description. Thanks very much for reading.
  12. Parker Owens

    Summer Visit

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Summer Visit

    I'm very grateful for your encouraging words. I think free verse scares me a little - like a mathematics problem that has no right answer. Structured forms can let me hang on to something, like a syllable count or a rhyme scheme, but free verse requires me to be a better observer and a more effective writer. That's why I admire your own poetry. You could say this means I need to practice free verse more, and you'd be right. My sketchbook has lots of blank pages left... Thank you again for taking time with this.
  13. Parker Owens

    Summer Visit

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Summer Visit

    Thank you very much for reading this. I’m very glad you liked it. You’re kind to consider my request.
  14. Parker Owens

    Summer Visit

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Summer Visit

    It was indeed a wonderful day. I'll not soon forget it.Thank you.
  15. Parker Owens
    Grill smoke eddies and curls, its column contorting in the faint breeze while the evening commute hums nearby; late afternoon sun glints on golden Chardonnay as sparkling as our conversation, a give-and-take as meaty as anything roasting over the glowing coals, and well-aged like the stories we remember best about ourselves. Twilight and moonrise flavor our discussion; books and politics make potent digestives to be enjoyed li
  16. Parker Owens
    @AC Benus I think you have a good point about this. This possible change might improve things. What do you think? The final sorry thread must now unspool, for he who hoped in peace to bide neglected in his cell soon died, by rank injustice played the fool.
  17. Parker Owens
    My thoughts are with you today.
  18. Parker Owens
    I really like your metaphor of the roses, and the way it makes it’s way through the poem. It’s beautiful and wistful, too.
  19. Parker Owens
    You have an excellent point. I will have to reconsider that as I knead bread... thanks very much for your comments and thoughts. I’m enormously grateful you took time with this one.
  20. Parker Owens
    Thank you for reading this difficult poem. The nameless ones I will never know still have stories that bring me grief.
  21. Parker Owens
    This a very dark time in our history, I think. I was encouraged to see that a jury refused to convict a Samaritan last month. Others haven’t been as lucky.
  22. Parker Owens
    Thank you very much for reading through this poem. I've read enough in the news to leave me very shaken and sad. And angry, too.
  23. Parker Owens
    Thank you very much for reading this. The recent story of a jury refusing to convict a Good Samaritan recently was heartening in an otherwise bleak tide of news.
  24. Parker Owens
    This comes as an amalgam of stories from the border. And yes, Good Samaritans are being threatened and being made into examples to keep everyone else in line. Thank you for taking to time to read this very difficult poem.
  25. Parker Owens
    Thanks for reading this, Gary. This is a distillation of current stories from the border, as you can guess. Good Samaritans are getting prosecuted and threatened with jail. They're made examples of to keep the rest of us quiet. In the meantime, the poor people fleeing violence and crime perish. My heart hurts over it.
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