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  1. Parker Owens

    Summer Fun

    Parker Owens commented on Mikiesboy's story chapter in Summer Fun

    Thank you, tim! These made me smile, especially the second one. It made me think about walking through a fragrant meadow as the sun is rising, hand in hand.
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    The Unsung

    Parker Owens commented on Mikiesboy's story chapter in The Unsung

    I was also attracted to the second stanza, like @Wayne Gray. Together with the third stanza, I felt and heard strains of Beethoven’s Ninth symphony in it. Maybe it has to do with the final haunting lines of this poem. Thank you for sharing this.
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    Chapter 2

    Parker Owens commented on Aditus's story chapter in Chapter 2

    Number 8 echoed in my heart and brain, reverberating like a sad song in a great cathedral. It stood out to me. But re-reading number 7, my feet twitched, as if I wanted to dance for sheer delight in springtime, which has been too long in coming this year. Number 9 makes me frown, as I abhor the kind of book-banning and library censorship we're going through now. Thank you for posting these, as they brought a smile to my face.
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    I like this! I’m very glad you posted it.
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    Thank you so much for reading this second half of my April offerings. I’m glad you found a few to hold onto in the months to come.
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    Now I need to find a way to sample some of this culinary path less traveled. Your hymn to quince will me convince.
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    Scuba Diving

    Parker Owens commented on Carlos Hazday's story chapter in Scuba Diving

    This is an awesome chapter. Loved how you intertwined the political threads with the individual human ones, over and over. That was especially well done.
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    Like you, I can point to trinkets and odd items in my home which bring a flood of memories, both good and bad. I deeply felt your question posed: How can I be lonely when my joy surrounds me? The haiku were fun to read. I thought #6 was excellent. I may print it and post it on my classroom door. Like @ReaderPaul, I thought #3 and #4 to be good, too. Thank you for collecting and posting these.
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    Old Coats

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Old Coats

    These were inspired partly from a recent experience as I tried to make room in the front hall closet. No way was I going to part with any of these. I'm glad that I am not the only one who experiences this Thanks very much for your thoughts, and for reading!
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    I’m very glad. Thanks.
  11. Parker Owens
    I’m glad that you found poems to enjoy and which made you feel something of what I see and experience. The skyscraper form continues to reveal its facets and possibilities. It’s a fun form to explore. Thank you very much for taking time to read and consider these.
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    You’re most welcome. Thank you for taking time to read these.
  13. Parker Owens
    Thank you, tim, for reading and especially for considering the April 18 poems. There are days when the behavior of my fellow human beings baffles and frustrates me. Sometimes the birds and trees and even the weather make more sense. Thanks again.
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    I give thanks continually for @AC Benus and his invention of the Skyscraper. I find it to be a versatile and expressive form. I’m glad you find it so, too. Thanks very much for reading these entries. I’m hoping they jumpstart my writing habit in the coming months.
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    I very much enjoyed this collection of Tanka, particularly your first about Som, and the one about Monsoon Mosquitoes. Your scenes are vivid and memorable.
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    April 18 You could ask for logarithms of the square of the hippopotamus, or discreetly derivative discrete functions and where their apogees intersect, but the answers are not rational. You could ask where sparrows ought to hide, not from their natural predators, but exotic snakes and cats that people release into the wild ‘cause it’s easier to set them on the world than to care. You could as
  17. Parker Owens

    Chapter 17 ??

    Parker Owens commented on SilvryArdor's story chapter in Chapter 17 ??

    Those last lines made me shiver for the pain endured. It’s a potent and heartbreaking question. Thank you for sharing this poem.
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    Old Coats

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Old Coats

    I’m delighted by the news that mine is not the only closet filled with memories. Your response to this set is very kind and most generous, and it made me grin from ear to ear. I’m glad each of these moved your spirit and heart. Thank you for such a fulsome and lovely review.
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    Old Coats

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Old Coats

    I have almost all of them still; they have proven so hard to part with. There is a wealth of memories, great and small, connected to them, and still tying me to another time and day. It makes me smile to know you experience something like this too, and that these poems appear to make your experiences more real, too.
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    Old Coats

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Old Coats

    Thank you very much for your response to this group of skyscrapers. You’re most kind. I’m glad you found this to be an enjoyable set of poems.
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    Old Coats

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Old Coats

    Thanks for such kind words in response to this set of skyscrapers. I can’t help being reconnected with people and events through these items. Perhaps that’s why I’m a pack rat. Thanks again.
  22. Parker Owens

    Old Coats

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Old Coats

    You’re so right that our memories can be wrapped up in the items to which they are connected. They may make those recollections more real, more present in some way. I like that you say they are fuel for our journey. Thanks again for reading these.
  23. Parker Owens

    Old Coats

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Old Coats

    That’s a lovely metaphor, and one which made me smile. You’re most kind in your words, and I’m glad you enjoyed these.
  24. Parker Owens

    Chapter 1

    Parker Owens commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Chapter 1

    I’m very, very glad you enjoyed these. Memories like these stick with me through the long years, and have not faded. I’m glad you could see these places with me.
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    Sightseeing

    Parker Owens commented on Carlos Hazday's story chapter in Sightseeing

    Thank you for the semi-homecoming tour of Havana and its environs. Camilo is unquestionably behaving like an intelligence officer, but you appear to be drawing him as an somewhat independent individual. He’s certainly appealing, unlike the obtuse and egotistical Jay.
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