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  1. Parker Owens
    Abhean is a reference to Irish mythology. Last year, I titled my April offerings Bragi’s Bagatelles referring to Norse mythology. Not sure where to go next year. I’m glad you related to Holiday lights. I compromise by leaving only half of them up all year. I’m also sorry you shed tears, but glad you made a connection.
  2. Parker Owens
    Excellent! I hope it turns out well. I never got to writing the next poem on wild-onion pizza… next year, maybe.
  3. Parker Owens
    Thanks for taking time to tackle these, especially the material dealing with mathematics. I confess that there are some aspects of mathematics that take me loads of practice to feel comfortable with. New Math seemed like a lot of language to convey concepts that needed visual interpretations. But enough of that… thank you!
  4. Parker Owens
    I want to weep for Jamie in this chapter. The sadness and static in his head may not be talked away without plenty of therapy. And then this dreadful experience. Well written, and full of pain.
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    Fifty-One

    Parker Owens commented on Drew Payne's story chapter in Fifty-One

    And it’s not like an exam Liam could study for either. To him, it must feel like a sort of minefield, despite Mark’s reassuring presence.
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    Fifty-One

    Parker Owens commented on Drew Payne's story chapter in Fifty-One

    This seems like a difficult interview for Liam, yet he’s done very well.
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    After The Storm

    Parker Owens commented on Jeff Burton's story chapter in After The Storm

    There’s such a thing as friends, and then there are angels. Luca, Ari and Jordan have turned into the latter. Among these, Luca has become the greatest angel of them all, with strength and resolve to share with Jamie, along with his home and heart. This is a perfect foil of a chapter to contrast with the previous one.
  8. Parker Owens
    I’d love to send you some of today’s rain… and tomorrow’s. Thank you for your encouragement and kind words.
  9. Parker Owens
    Thank you! Alas, it’s raining here now…
  10. Parker Owens
    Thank you very much. This is the first time in a long while that I felt my own prompting for each day. Some days were more inspired than others, I fear. If anyone declaims To Eros, I’d love to be in the back row, listening!
  11. Parker Owens
    Thank you very much, Gary. To Eros and its interlocking rhymes was both tough and fun to write. I’m encouraged you thought it might have been worth the effort. Thanks again.
  12. Parker Owens
    That’s very kind of you. It’s fun to try the poem-a-day month.
  13. Parker Owens
    Certainly these last few lovely days have made the heart sing
  14. Parker Owens
    Thank you, tim.
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    April 29 To Eros Love, come away and every care upon the grass discard that we amongst the flowers may delight to sport and play while trading tokens of our shared regard beneath a sunny sky so blue and bright and dance a capriole to make the spirit whole; Sing, lyric bard, of touch to make a stony heart take flight or introverted older ones cajole – men who seem scarred, by grinding decades of relentless
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    More than Maybe

    Parker Owens commented on Jeff Burton's story chapter in More than Maybe

    This chapter touched my heart in many different ways and places. Finishing the last sentence left melodies and chords re-echoing, but like a beautiful piece of music performed, difficult to recapture. Beautifully done.
  17. Parker Owens
    You are most welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read these and comment on them. April 21 was hard to write; even now, I’m not sure I captured that moment entirely. The Christmas lights will still be up in summer. They will help extend Midsummer Eve, I think. I’m glad you see the flowers as I do. Thanks very much for your comments.
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    Luca has done more for Jamie in a period of 24 hours than his parents have done in years. You write Jamie's character so we feel the dead weight of familial expectations not only on his shoulders, but on ours, too. As the chapter progresses, you help us feel it lift. I wondered how Luca connected with the artists in this chapter. How did he get to know both Marla and the artist's collective group with which this chapter's narrative ended? Luca seems more and more like a kind of angel sent to poor Jamie. If Jamie spreads his wings, will that change? Undoubtedly, I'm interested in seeing more!
  19. Parker Owens
    There is so much to observe and write about. My problem is often choosing on what to concentrate. Thank you for continuing to read and to comment!
  20. Parker Owens
    This time of year brings me the greatest joy to hear the morning chorus of birdsong. I wouldn't wonder if readers got tired of poetry dedicated to it, but to me, it is an inexhaustible source of delight. Thanks very much for reading, and for your comments.
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    Thank you for taking such time as to read and then react to each of these poems. I’m glad you and I feel similarly as we contemplate parting with books which represent episodes in our lives. That hole in my pocket still needs mending, but it made me a friend. Thanks again, and I hope a couple of these merit re-reading.
  22. Parker Owens
    April 22 Fishing Before the oaks begin to break their bud and maples with their flowers paint the ground the willow nods green-gold above the flood among the first with color to be crowned. Beneath their arches, new trout swim the stream To feed upon new insects hatching there In places where the sunlight’s morning gleam Reveals the presence of such tasty fare. Yet standing at the roots spread on the bank A figure there now cas
  23. Parker Owens
    This was awesome. The autobiography of a chair tickled me.
  24. Parker Owens
    I’m enjoying this story. The dialogue and emotions seem real to me, and the development is unhurried. Luca is a fantastic listener.
  25. Parker Owens
    Thank you for taking the time to read Andy’s story! Thanks also for sharing your reaction and response to it.
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