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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: 03/16/2021)
- 87 Chapters
- 15,180 Words
- 52,243 Views
- 1,180 Comments
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- Creative Non-Fic, Free-Verse
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Table of Contents
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1.
Two First Sonnets
- 205 Words
- 1,402 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 992 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 1,001 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 930 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 952 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 1,000 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 801 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 830 Views
- 12 Comments
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Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 987 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 1,036 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 966 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 943 Views
- 10 Comments
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Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 1,101 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 904 Views
- 14 Comments
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Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 773 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 913 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 1,186 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 880 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 946 Views
- 21 Comments
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Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 950 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 625 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 864 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 896 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 780 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 686 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 663 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 573 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 812 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 785 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,351 Views
- 16 Comments
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Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 971 Views
- 14 Comments
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Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 837 Views
- 19 Comments
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Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 654 Views
- 12 Comments
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November Days
- 68 Words
- 567 Views
- 15 Comments
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Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 654 Views
- 16 Comments
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Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 586 Views
- 10 Comments
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Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 812 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 523 Views
- 10 Comments
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A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 755 Views
- 21 Comments
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Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 709 Views
- 13 Comments
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February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 769 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 632 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 663 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 545 Views
- 16 Comments
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Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 489 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 674 Views
- 20 Comments
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Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 571 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 711 Views
- 20 Comments
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Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 561 Views
- 13 Comments
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New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 514 Views
- 16 Comments
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Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 476 Views
- 10 Comments
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Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 420 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 488 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 413 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 515 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 399 Views
- 10 Comments
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Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 486 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 375 Views
- 10 Comments
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A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 400 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 344 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 391 Views
- 16 Comments
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Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 372 Views
- 12 Comments
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Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 249 Views
- 8 Comments
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Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 403 Views
- 21 Comments
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Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 315 Views
- 14 Comments
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Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 221 Views
- 14 Comments
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Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 220 Views
- 10 Comments
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Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 179 Views
- 12 Comments
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Translations
- 160 Words
- 213 Views
- 11 Comments
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Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 181 Views
- 12 Comments
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Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 279 Views
- 9 Comments
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Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 173 Views
- 10 Comments
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Crisis
- 129 Words
- 220 Views
- 12 Comments
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Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 220 Views
- 8 Comments
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Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 153 Views
- 8 Comments
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Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 148 Views
- 10 Comments
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The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 160 Views
- 12 Comments
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September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 271 Views
- 18 Comments
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Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 182 Views
- 12 Comments
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Leaves
- 81 Words
- 107 Views
- 8 Comments
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Faceless
- 152 Words
- 135 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 163 Views
- 10 Comments
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November Now
- 199 Words
- 155 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 211 Views
- 16 Comments
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Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 120 Views
- 4 Comments
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Three Winter Walks
- 231 Words
- 126 Views
- 12 Comments
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87.
Stealing a March
- 185 Words
- 132 Views
- 4 Comments
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