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Forgotten: a Villanelle
Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Forgotten: a Villanelle
It's not an easy form to write in, but it seemed naturally to flow into this tone and subject. -
Forgotten: a Villanelle
Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Forgotten: a Villanelle
Thank you, tim. This one gnawed at my heart for a long time. -
Forgotten: a Villanelle
Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Forgotten: a Villanelle
Your visual image is exactly the one I had in mind, at least at first. It seems there are so many grey persons and grey things in life - inconvenient to recognize and deal with. That is the shame and pity of it. Thanks for reading this, and for commenting. -
Pay no attention to the man in grey his rumpled face unworthy of much note, ignore him and perhaps he'll go away to bother someone else with vacant stare and ordinary weatherbeaten coat; pay no attention to the man in grey who sits without permission in the square, his rheumy-eyed expression quite remote, ignore him and perhaps he'll go away; maybe he has some kinfolk who might dare explain the reasons why they never wrote;
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You paint a dark picture with high-contrast shadows of two men in great pain. Put another way, the dissonance of two instruments, played even slightly out of tune, can be enormously painful. You are giving us that duet now. I wonder if the music will get sweeter one day.
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Chapter 9 Ode to Something New, and Visit
Parker Owens commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 9 Ode to Something New, and Visit
The rare joy of finding an unexpected gift from the wild bounty of nature is beautifully recounted in Ode. It is a sense I often feel deeply in the field or woods. Visit, and the insubstantial visitor it describes, piqued my already primed capacity for melancholy. Memory, desire and so much more are the stuff of dreams, they say. But your words give body to the intangible, and in so doing, haunt me. -
You are absolutely right, and there are fewer more sensual pleasures than sharing a shower. Thank you for your comment, my friend.
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I like this! So very much left to the vivid imagination. Beautifully done.
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Like tim, I reread this, and I felt the pain and melancholy anew. This is a poem that cannot pass easily, unlike the car you travel in.
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Such a sad poem; a story wrapped in sorrow.
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It does indeed sound like a really happy new year. It must have been a blast.
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I am so glad you picked up on that. Those two syllables certainly heightened the anticipation for me. They made this a poem picante indeed. Thanks so much for reading this and commenting on it.
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Chapter 56 Why? and June,1969
Parker Owens commented on Headstall's story chapter in Chapter 56 Why? and June,1969
In Why? the second stanza grabbed my attention. Stray too far from who you are your insides become hollow. That is deeply true, and it is important to hear, frequently. As you say in a later stanza, we are apt to be cut and sliced by life. The hard part, as you so eloquently put it, is to pull the pieces back together again. Your elegy to June, 1969 is quite stirring. Forty eight years later, and it is not to be forgotten. But it is Price which echoes most loudly in my hollow soul. Words have made us pay, over and over again. This is a wonderful expression of the mind and heart of the poet. Thank you. -
When I was an undergrad, I sang this as part of my senior recital...
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Thanks. Hope this is good for the meantime, though.
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And for you, @AC Benus...
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It is immensely sensual, I agree. If that came through, then I am very happy. Thanks for reading this and for your comments.
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Thank you for reading this. Hope you don't get all wrinkly from staying in the shower too long...
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You're right there. A nice hot shower. Thanks for trying another Spice from the Rack.
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Or to prepare for an evening...glad you liked it! Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Wow. I read this and every sense was heightened, every nerve ending on alert. You have me firmly in this memory, etching it in my mind. Beautifully done.
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Cascade, warm, clear water, soapy hands slide on skin, clean and detail every feature with care; dancing crystals glisten in muted light, painting your planes and curves in a coat of desire.
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Starting over and taking things slowly must be intensely difficult for both Liam and Alek. Their firsts are really seconds in some ways, yet they are also paradoxically new experiences. They will not be able to help comparing, I fear. On the other hand, it is wonderful the way you paint this picture of Liam and Alek being happy together, comfortable together, and perhaps admitting that it is good and safe to commit to one another. There is plenty of delightful tension the time around, too. Everyone wants Liam to be happy, and perhaps that's true for Alek, too - though we don't get to see things through his eyes much. Thanks for a great chapter.
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I am deeply sorry for having missed responding to this. Thanks so much for this comment. Andy's experience of success and love has taken roots and wings. In this case, he is flying. Monica's cheers from the stands mean at least as much as Kaz's congratulations. He is changed past his own recognition as Kaz points out. And the promise of uncharted new territory- even if it's territory he wants to explore - will make Andy anxious.
