- Poetry
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- Authors:
- Parker Owens
Disasters, Delights and Other Detours
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Genres:
Poetry,
Non-Fiction
A second book of poetry, posted in no particular order or schedule. Maybe it's better than the first. Or not.
These are the poems that have escaped from my sketchbook. If they stray into your heart and mind, be gentle with them.
- Signature Author
- 08/22/2017 (Updated: 09/28/2021)
- 100 Chapters
- 17,595 Words
- 130,197 Views
- 1,338 Comments
- Mature
- Complete
Story Recommendations (4 members)
- Action Packed 0
- Addictive/Pacing 2
- Characters 1
- Chills 0
- Cliffhanger 0
- Compelling 0
- Feel-Good 0
- Humor 0
- Smoldering 1
- Tearjerker 0
- Unique 3
- World Building 3
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Table of Contents
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1.
Two First Sonnets
- 205 Words
- 2,820 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 2,242 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 1,631 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 2,063 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 1,866 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 1,890 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 1,763 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 1,279 Views
- 12 Comments
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9.
Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 2,094 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 1,851 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 1,323 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 2,045 Views
- 10 Comments
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13.
Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 2,199 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 2,014 Views
- 14 Comments
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15.
Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,437 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 1,284 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 2,155 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 2,059 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 1,670 Views
- 21 Comments
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20.
Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 1,955 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 988 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 1,894 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 1,687 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 2,120 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 1,722 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 1,000 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 1,424 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 1,839 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 1,456 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,781 Views
- 16 Comments
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31.
Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 1,377 Views
- 14 Comments
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32.
Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 1,348 Views
- 19 Comments
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33.
Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 1,678 Views
- 12 Comments
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34.
November Days
- 68 Words
- 1,446 Views
- 15 Comments
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35.
Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 1,403 Views
- 16 Comments
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36.
Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 929 Views
- 10 Comments
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37.
Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 1,501 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 1,609 Views
- 10 Comments
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39.
A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 1,123 Views
- 21 Comments
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40.
Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 1,071 Views
- 13 Comments
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41.
February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 1,105 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,007 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 1,132 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 973 Views
- 16 Comments
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45.
Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 870 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 1,361 Views
- 20 Comments
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47.
Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 1,520 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 1,531 Views
- 20 Comments
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49.
Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 1,811 Views
- 13 Comments
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50.
New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 899 Views
- 16 Comments
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51.
Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 815 Views
- 10 Comments
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52.
Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 815 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 832 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 902 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 983 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 750 Views
- 10 Comments
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57.
Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 1,030 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 779 Views
- 10 Comments
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59.
A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 1,472 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 1,231 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 1,431 Views
- 16 Comments
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62.
Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 1,464 Views
- 12 Comments
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63.
Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 1,121 Views
- 8 Comments
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64.
Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 1,222 Views
- 21 Comments
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65.
Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 1,478 Views
- 14 Comments
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66.
Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 632 Views
- 14 Comments
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67.
Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 560 Views
- 10 Comments
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68.
Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 544 Views
- 12 Comments
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69.
Translations
- 160 Words
- 1,184 Views
- 11 Comments
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70.
Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 1,265 Views
- 12 Comments
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71.
Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 1,331 Views
- 9 Comments
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72.
Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 534 Views
- 10 Comments
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73.
Crisis
- 129 Words
- 1,188 Views
- 12 Comments
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74.
Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 1,465 Views
- 8 Comments
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75.
Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 917 Views
- 8 Comments
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76.
Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 549 Views
- 10 Comments
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77.
The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 519 Views
- 12 Comments
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78.
September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 1,443 Views
- 18 Comments
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79.
Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 588 Views
- 12 Comments
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80.
Leaves
- 81 Words
- 432 Views
- 8 Comments
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81.
Faceless
- 152 Words
- 908 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 1,116 Views
- 10 Comments
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83.
November Now
- 199 Words
- 925 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 612 Views
- 16 Comments
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85.
Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 1,060 Views
- 4 Comments
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86.
Three Winter Walks
- 231 Words
- 483 Views
- 12 Comments
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87.
Stealing a March
- 185 Words
- 989 Views
- 6 Comments
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88.
Woodland Walk
- 121 Words
- 682 Views
- 14 Comments
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89.
Anthems for Pride
- 212 Words
- 1,049 Views
- 14 Comments
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90.
Late Spring
- 106 Words
- 804 Views
- 12 Comments
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91.
Mourning Dove Days
- 149 Words
- 1,267 Views
- 14 Comments
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92.
Appassionati
- 208 Words
- 1,081 Views
- 13 Comments
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93.
Butterfly Haiku
- 71 Words
- 826 Views
- 12 Comments
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94.
Inventions
- 119 Words
- 452 Views
- 11 Comments
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95.
Short Essays on Summer Vacation
- 173 Words
- 961 Views
- 12 Comments
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96.
Stone Heart
- 189 Words
- 544 Views
- 13 Comments
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97.
Diverted and Invitation
- 231 Words
- 1,007 Views
- 6 Comments
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98.
About Time
- 151 Words
- 478 Views
- 16 Comments
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99.
To The Old Spruce and At a Gallop
- 243 Words
- 387 Views
- 8 Comments
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100.
Two Ballades: Bastion and Complemented
- 442 Words
- 956 Views
- 11 Comments
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