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    Parker Owens
  • Parker Owens
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  • 10/28/2017
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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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Cider Press - 4. Volume

Sometimes, it's important to wear your brightest gear.

Volume

Today I wore my orange shirt,
in hues so bright it almost hurt,
yet if without it, you would fail
to see that I was there to flirt.

Indeed, despite my hearty hail,
right past my face you'd likely sail;
unless I wear my jersey bright,
my efforts are of no avail.

I know my chance is very slight,
but I will not give up the fight
to win you from the sparkling crowd
and dance with you into the night.

And later, when we're each avowed,
we'll find how we are both endowed;
entwined in joy, we shall exert,
and though unshirted, still be loud.

Hope you enjoyed this one as you prepare for costumes and candy and cavorting. Leave a comment, if you like, too.
Copyright © 2017 Parker Owens; All Rights Reserved.
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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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AC Benus

Poems are great in that they can conjure thoughts and images for the reader not necessarily a part of the poet's vision. For me, this poem brought the sight of a supermarket, and being a kid to look through the loose candy in bins Brach's used to have. I see little bits of orange and black wax paper used to seal pellets of peanut kisses, or those treats we kids liked the least, but heard the old-times rave "We had those too!"

 

I also think of a bit of spring, and a bright shirt passing through a garden in literature. The sweet and bitter of the short story Arthur Snatchfold. 

 

Thank you for these morning thoughts, dear friend. 

 

https://www.gayauthors.org/story/ac-benus/thegayexperience/2

 

 

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Parker Owens
1 hour ago, AC Benus said:

Poems are great in that they can conjure thoughts and images for the reader not necessarily a part of the poet's vision. For me, this poem brought the sight of a supermarket, and being a kid to look through the loose candy in bins Brach's used to have. I see little bits of orange and black wax paper used to seal pellets of peanut kisses, or those treats we kids liked the least, but heard the old-times rave "We had those too!"

 

I also think of a bit of spring, and a bright shirt passing through a garden in literature. The sweet and bitter of the short story Arthur Snatchfold. 

 

Thank you for these morning thoughts, dear friend. 

 

https://www.gayauthors.org/story/ac-benus/thegayexperience/2

 

 

 

Oh, yes - that story comes right to mind. What makes me happy is that this poem connected with you in ways perhaps tangential to my imagination, yet which intrigue and connect. And I recall those candy bins, too. Many thanks for finding this so early in your day...

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Headstall

This made me smile, Parker for a couple of reasons. It is so unabashed in it's intention(chortled at the last verse), and I will admit to wearing my beautifully fitted, bright blue and white and shiny Toronto Maple Leaf jacket for the purpose of catching a particular person's attention. It worked :) ... revenge is best served with an in-your-face gesture he he... sorry, I digress... but it is one of my better memories... back to the poem... wonderful offering, buddy... cheers... Gary....

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Parker Owens
37 minutes ago, Headstall said:

This made me smile, Parker for a couple of reasons. It is so unabashed in it's intention(chortled at the last verse), and I will admit to wearing my beautifully fitted, bright blue and white and shiny Toronto Maple Leaf jacket for the purpose of catching a particular person's attention. It worked :) ... revenge is best served with an in-your-face gesture he he... sorry, I digress... but it is one of my better memories... back to the poem... wonderful offering, buddy... cheers... Gary....

 

I guess it pays to be loud, sometimes. And the intention was clear, wasn’t it? That the last stanza gave you a chuckle makes me smile.  I am glad you liked this poem, and that it brought good memories to your mind. Thanks for reading!

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