Parker Owens
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Sometimes, I think my best thinking happens when I'm distracted. As long as I'm not driving. Thanks very much for reading, and for your encouraging thoughts.
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I read these through twice, no three times, and my brain is still a jumble of reactions and reflections. Each of these three makes me want to talk about what I saw, because you touch a lot of truth in them. That’s awesome. Thank you.
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I’m happy you got a chuckle out of Dactyls. It was fun to compose that one while supervising a study hall. You’re quite right about the last poem, too. There’s a lot of loneliness going around, even as restrictions ease and borders reopen. Thanks so much for reading and for sharing your thoughts.
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Thank you so much for such kind words. Dactyls and Anapests were written in response to a student’s complaint that Skyscrapers had no easy rhythm. That was like waving the proverbial red cloth in front of a bull. I only hope my student thinks these make their points as you did. Thanks again!
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Dactyls are dizzy because of their emphasis on the first syllable lending one’s poetry lyrical levity, almost like waltzing with words spinning shamelessly, drunk with their jubilee. + I’m impressed with the suave anapest which must wait for the last to be stressed so the reader’s repleteness suspended is threst to the end of the triplet expressed and with prominence blessed we may rest.
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You did! And I hope he gave the happy couple (let alone her dads) a wonderful prelude to the weekend to come. I can only imagine what was played.
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In a dark place, even little points of light shine brightly. So it may be in this chapter for Eric. Thanks again for reading and commenting.
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You capture the melancholy and the sweetness of anniversaries in these skyscrapers. Thank you.
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Sometimes, it is enough for a dream to blow the spark of hope hot enough to flare into love.
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This poem left me trying to imagine the story behind its lines. It seems so very sad.
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There is sometimes a very thin veil between anger and sorrow. This poem is a perfect illustration.
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I enjoyed this one very much!
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I’m immensely glad you found a home and harbor at GA. I’m even happier that you choose to write and share with us the delectable fruits of your labors.
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This story was a revealing look at the callous inhumanity of that set of laws, and at the deep sense of human community that thrived despite them. It is a beautifully told tale.
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This was a ton of fun to read on a blustery fall day. CJ almost - almost - made a toast into a speech. It was beautifully done. Thank you!
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Eric is focused on escape and staying hidden. Trust may be a long way off, as you suggest. I’m grateful you continue to read this, and for your thoughts.
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Stefan/Eric got a meal, and some positive human contact. Both are essential to his survival and growth. But his fear of discovery and its consequences may keep him from getting much of either. Thanks again for reading and for your comments.
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It’s a tragic statement that Stefan is possibly safer on the streets than he would be at home, even with his father in the morgue. Thanks very much for your comments and for reading.
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This is an engaging chapter. But what way to change lives! I very much liked the euphemism embraced. Perfect.
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Stefan marshaled his strength and smarts to get out of the basement hell his father consigned him to. The bigger break is that the ogre is absent for the moment. What Stefan needs now is to rest, and figure what to do next.
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Stefan has been beaten and chained up before; but this violence seems like something new. He has had to learn resilience, and to live within the borders of himself to keep his sanity. His father has made it increasingly hard to do so. And now this. Thank you for braving these first dark chapters with Stefan.
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Stefan seems cut from a different cloth from his father. Mental illness, or other sorts of dysfunction can change a person. As for college education, I’m not sure that man ever finished. But Stefan doesn’t know that.
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Stefan has been at the mercy of his father for years now; unfortunately, the man is much larger and more brutal than the son. The uncle is even scarier, I agree. Stefan’s story is not unique in this country, which is so sad.
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@CincyKris I’m grateful you have undertaken to read this story. It can be hard to read, yet the greater tragedy is that there are kids like Stefan all over this continent.
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Currently, I’m reading a biography of LBJ in the series by Robert Caro.
