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- Poetry
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- Authors:
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Parker Owens
Disasters, Delights and Other Detours
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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.
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- 08/22/2017 (Updated: 11/17/2020)
- 85 Chapters
- 14,764 Words
- 47,563 Views
- 1,164 Comments
- Mature
- Creative Non-Fic, Free-Verse
- Temporary Hold
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- Action Packed 0
- Addictive/Pacing 0
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- Cliffhanger 0
- Smoldering 0
- Tearjerker 0
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Table of Contents
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1.
Two First Sonnets
- 205 Words
- 1,328 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 954 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 963 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 894 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 920 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 968 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 759 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 800 Views
- 12 Comments
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9.
Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 956 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 973 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 931 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 912 Views
- 10 Comments
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13.
Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 1,047 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 863 Views
- 14 Comments
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15.
Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 734 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 876 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 1,147 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 814 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 897 Views
- 21 Comments
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20.
Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 915 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 586 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 806 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 815 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 707 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 659 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 629 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 542 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 759 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 746 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,311 Views
- 16 Comments
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31.
Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 939 Views
- 14 Comments
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Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 803 Views
- 19 Comments
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33.
Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 579 Views
- 12 Comments
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34.
November Days
- 68 Words
- 537 Views
- 15 Comments
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35.
Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 623 Views
- 16 Comments
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36.
Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 505 Views
- 10 Comments
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37.
Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 777 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 465 Views
- 10 Comments
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39.
A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 714 Views
- 21 Comments
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40.
Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 631 Views
- 13 Comments
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41.
February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 698 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 536 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 626 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 489 Views
- 16 Comments
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45.
Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 455 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 637 Views
- 20 Comments
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47.
Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 488 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 668 Views
- 20 Comments
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Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 525 Views
- 13 Comments
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New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 475 Views
- 16 Comments
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51.
Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 445 Views
- 10 Comments
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52.
Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 383 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 463 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 378 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 475 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 359 Views
- 10 Comments
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57.
Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 456 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 346 Views
- 10 Comments
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59.
A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 369 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 277 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 298 Views
- 16 Comments
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62.
Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 333 Views
- 12 Comments
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63.
Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 207 Views
- 8 Comments
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64.
Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 331 Views
- 21 Comments
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Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 276 Views
- 14 Comments
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Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 179 Views
- 14 Comments
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Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 187 Views
- 10 Comments
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Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 140 Views
- 12 Comments
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Translations
- 160 Words
- 173 Views
- 11 Comments
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Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 140 Views
- 12 Comments
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71.
Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 161 Views
- 9 Comments
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72.
Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 131 Views
- 10 Comments
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73.
Crisis
- 129 Words
- 145 Views
- 12 Comments
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74.
Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 148 Views
- 8 Comments
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75.
Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 116 Views
- 8 Comments
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Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 99 Views
- 10 Comments
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77.
The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 123 Views
- 12 Comments
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78.
September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 189 Views
- 18 Comments
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79.
Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 139 Views
- 12 Comments
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80.
Leaves
- 81 Words
- 77 Views
- 8 Comments
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81.
Faceless
- 152 Words
- 100 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 116 Views
- 10 Comments
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83.
November Now
- 199 Words
- 119 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 165 Views
- 16 Comments
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85.
Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 72 Views
- 4 Comments