- 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
- 126,789 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
- 2,770 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 2,214 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 1,581 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 2,033 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 1,837 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 1,857 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 1,741 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 1,256 Views
- 12 Comments
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9.
Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 2,058 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 1,813 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 1,299 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 2,012 Views
- 10 Comments
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13.
Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 2,173 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 1,982 Views
- 14 Comments
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15.
Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,405 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 1,261 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 2,115 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 2,017 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 1,620 Views
- 21 Comments
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20.
Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 1,912 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 946 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 1,865 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 1,652 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 2,070 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 1,694 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 977 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 1,406 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 1,813 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 1,426 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,736 Views
- 16 Comments
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31.
Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 1,348 Views
- 14 Comments
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32.
Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 1,266 Views
- 19 Comments
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33.
Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 1,656 Views
- 12 Comments
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34.
November Days
- 68 Words
- 1,414 Views
- 15 Comments
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35.
Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 1,374 Views
- 16 Comments
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36.
Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 903 Views
- 10 Comments
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37.
Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 1,457 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 1,589 Views
- 10 Comments
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39.
A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 1,078 Views
- 21 Comments
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40.
Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 1,041 Views
- 13 Comments
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41.
February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 1,067 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 978 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 1,101 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 929 Views
- 16 Comments
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45.
Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 834 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 1,309 Views
- 20 Comments
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47.
Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 1,486 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 1,472 Views
- 20 Comments
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49.
Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 1,748 Views
- 13 Comments
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50.
New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 870 Views
- 16 Comments
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51.
Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 793 Views
- 10 Comments
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52.
Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 782 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 809 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 876 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 941 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 722 Views
- 10 Comments
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57.
Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 991 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 753 Views
- 10 Comments
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59.
A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 1,452 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 1,194 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 1,379 Views
- 16 Comments
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62.
Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 1,409 Views
- 12 Comments
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63.
Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 1,092 Views
- 8 Comments
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64.
Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 1,179 Views
- 21 Comments
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65.
Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 1,436 Views
- 14 Comments
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66.
Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 596 Views
- 14 Comments
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67.
Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 534 Views
- 10 Comments
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68.
Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 510 Views
- 12 Comments
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69.
Translations
- 160 Words
- 1,160 Views
- 11 Comments
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70.
Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 1,230 Views
- 12 Comments
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71.
Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 1,308 Views
- 9 Comments
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72.
Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 512 Views
- 10 Comments
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73.
Crisis
- 129 Words
- 1,163 Views
- 12 Comments
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74.
Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 1,408 Views
- 8 Comments
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75.
Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 894 Views
- 8 Comments
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76.
Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 523 Views
- 10 Comments
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77.
The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 492 Views
- 12 Comments
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78.
September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 1,391 Views
- 18 Comments
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79.
Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 556 Views
- 12 Comments
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80.
Leaves
- 81 Words
- 411 Views
- 8 Comments
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81.
Faceless
- 152 Words
- 848 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 1,092 Views
- 10 Comments
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83.
November Now
- 199 Words
- 896 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 590 Views
- 16 Comments
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85.
Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 1,046 Views
- 4 Comments
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86.
Three Winter Walks
- 231 Words
- 458 Views
- 12 Comments
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87.
Stealing a March
- 185 Words
- 963 Views
- 6 Comments
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88.
Woodland Walk
- 121 Words
- 651 Views
- 14 Comments
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89.
Anthems for Pride
- 212 Words
- 1,025 Views
- 14 Comments
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90.
Late Spring
- 106 Words
- 785 Views
- 12 Comments
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91.
Mourning Dove Days
- 149 Words
- 1,239 Views
- 14 Comments
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92.
Appassionati
- 208 Words
- 1,053 Views
- 13 Comments
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93.
Butterfly Haiku
- 71 Words
- 800 Views
- 12 Comments
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94.
Inventions
- 119 Words
- 427 Views
- 11 Comments
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95.
Short Essays on Summer Vacation
- 173 Words
- 934 Views
- 12 Comments
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96.
Stone Heart
- 189 Words
- 507 Views
- 13 Comments
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97.
Diverted and Invitation
- 231 Words
- 989 Views
- 6 Comments
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98.
About Time
- 151 Words
- 452 Views
- 16 Comments
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99.
To The Old Spruce and At a Gallop
- 243 Words
- 366 Views
- 8 Comments
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100.
Two Ballades: Bastion and Complemented
- 442 Words
- 933 Views
- 11 Comments
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