1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems - 6. Boy with the beautiful eyebrows

Poem No. 14 -- This poem represents a vignette inspired by daily commutes on trains in Tokyo. On such trips, one spies the most interesting sights (and guys).

I’m especially struck by  Number 14. How many times have I wanted to kindle an acquaintance with someone to whom I felt drawn, however fleeting that chance might be? Here you have encapsulated that. 

Wow!  I like both poems,  I have sometimes felt a lot like number 13.  Once in a while like 14, as well.  Once again, you have packed tremendous meaning into a concise economy of words.

On 6/11/2023 at 4:25 PM, Parker Owens said:

I’m especially struck by  Number 14. How many times have I wanted to kindle an acquaintance with someone to whom I felt drawn, however fleeting that chance might be? Here you have encapsulated that. 

Thank you, Parker! I've been reading an anthology of Gay verse from 1973 and learning a lot about the scope of Queer poems appearing in print, in America, in the 1960s. Ian Young's anthology is painting a picture a poets being much more open than one would assume from the age of forced incarceration for being Gay.

I have one poem in mind (printed in 1964!) that speaks to this interaction, although fleeting, with a beautiful boy. I look forward to posting it in the Mirror soon      

On 6/11/2023 at 6:17 PM, ReaderPaul said:

Wow!  I like both poems,  I have sometimes felt a lot like number 13.  Once in a while like 14, as well.  Once again, you have packed tremendous meaning into a concise economy of words.

Thank you, ReaderPaul! I'll take a "Wow!" any day, and feel happy about it It's interesting feedback on No. 13, as I've regarded this poem as too personal to have much impact of others; but I love to be proved wrong!

Thanks again