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    AC Benus
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  • 08/18/2019
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Poetry posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
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Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems - 16. form to my wont

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Poem No. 41

 

Poem:

 

In lovely sorrow I sink again,

to the depths of a familiar deep,

as fingers in aging glove descend,

to borrow themselves a state complete.

Around my decline the white shirts land,

in lines as pure as bleach can render,

while I ask if any understand,

the soundless graft of my encover.

Here where I stand is murky and loud,

with other laughter swirling the air,

as we the ever-damned of the crowd,

must seek our diversion into a pair.

For he who plummets to this depth of mine,

Sorrow save him from the joy he’ll find.

 

 

Postlude:

 

Oh, to have heart and voice the same;

Skill enough to bleed talent un-lame.

  

 

Poem No. 42

 

To view a sorrow as a fact,

is a precarious point to make;

It negates room to enact

a retreat from its mistake.

 

 

Poem No. 43

 

I turn the pages

and admire the loves long dead.

I put on their eyes to admire

the loves they longed.

 

And with every word

I hear them speak of you,

and give form to my wont

of expression.

 

 

Poem No. 44

 

I’m sorry I cannot

tame it

And ever here

retain it

 

 

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Lyssa

Great poems, I like all of them very much. No. 41 is really touching in its sadness. Sometimes the more people are around us, the more we feel alone. No. 43 I connect to it very strong. And No 44 is so heartbreaking and yet sweet. But what swept me of the feet was No. 42. This one is pure perfection to me. A strong message in a very artistic short form. Love it. Thank you for sharing these. 🙂

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Parker Owens

Number 41 invites me to your sorrow, one which must be borne, but little shared. The last quatrain particularly strikes me, as images of smoke filled parties fill my head. Number 42 is most powerful, most memorable to me. I may make it part of my classroom door poetry collection. Number 43 tugs at my heart, and makes me think of the boxes of unsorted photos I still have from my mom’s house. I love 44 for its poignant simplicity. As a quartet, these are marvelous to read. Thank you. 

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AC Benus
On 8/18/2019 at 12:09 PM, Lyssa said:

Great poems, I like all of them very much. No. 41 is really touching in its sadness. Sometimes the more people are around us, the more we feel alone. No. 43 I connect to it very strong. And No 44 is so heartbreaking and yet sweet. But what swept me of the feet was No. 42. This one is pure perfection to me. A strong message in a very artistic short form. Love it. Thank you for sharing these. 🙂

You are great to share your thoughts and encouragement with me :) I'm truly glad you have read these, and the collection is nearly complete. 

Thank you again, Lyssa. I appreciate all you do for me 

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AC Benus
On 8/18/2019 at 7:05 PM, Parker Owens said:

Number 41 invites me to your sorrow, one which must be borne, but little shared. The last quatrain particularly strikes me, as images of smoke filled parties fill my head. Number 42 is most powerful, most memorable to me. I may make it part of my classroom door poetry collection. Number 43 tugs at my heart, and makes me think of the boxes of unsorted photos I still have from my mom’s house. I love 44 for its poignant simplicity. As a quartet, these are marvelous to read. Thank you. 

Thank you, dear Parker. Let me know if No. 42 found its way to your inspiration spot, your classroom door. As always, I'm truly appreciative for you reading my posts and taking the time to leave me some encouragement. This Brian collection is nearly complete.

Thank you again  

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