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    Parker Owens
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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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Disasters, Delights and Other Detours - 4. Twilight

Another experiment, I'm afraid. If it smells as bad the Chem lab, I apologize.

Twilight

Weep, old man, for chances lost
Oh, I'm fine...
all life's ugly details glossed,
and rest upon a broken down settee,
yet melancholy tunes won't set you free.

Mourn, old man, go on and pine
...those were days...

for the long past days that shine;
beneath the grey unbroken cloud one might
recall sweet moments in the fading light.

Cry, old man, your eyes upraise,
...have we met?

see your sons through time's dark haze;
unlucky those urged on by fortune's goad
to take, unheeding, that well travelled road.

Grieve, old man, for victims yet,
...oh, it aches...
those who pay our deepest debt;
if only we had stood instead of run,
their golden days would only have begun.

Hope, old man, it's dawn that breaks
...melting frost...
hate, outnumbered, cringing quakes;
behold the hidden brotherhood of men
whose lives unbound lie far beyond our ken.

You can add to my trove of data by telling me what you thought of this experiment. Thanks.
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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I related instantly with your first lines. It felt like a conversation... I liked that a lot! I have no idea how loosely based your 'story' was, but I felt and interpreted it as a tribute to those who went off to war, and the devastation their loss left behind... an old man with his memories. No matter your intent, it gripped me... 

 

"behold the hidden brotherhood of men
whose lives unbound lie far beyond our ken."  What a powerful and perfect ending... 'hidden brotherhood of men' ... cheers... Gary....

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49 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I related instantly with your first lines. It felt like a conversation... I liked that a lot! I have no idea how loosely based your 'story' was, but I felt and interpreted it as a tribute to those who went off to war, and the devastation their loss left behind... an old man with his memories. No matter your intent, it gripped me... 

 

"behold the hidden brotherhood of men
whose lives unbound lie far beyond our ken."  What a powerful and perfect ending... 'hidden brotherhood of men' ... cheers... Gary....

 

I am glad you liked the last two lines. They went through several transformations to arrive at that form. Did the 'conversation' work for you? It wasn't clear if it would be distracting or not. The war and conflict you discern were in my mind, but could take a great many forms. And the old man is left with his memories, regrets, and perhaps, hopes.  Thank you!

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53 minutes ago, northie said:

I love the interjections - they make the verse so much more personal. It's not some general observation, but rather addressing one individual, one man, who so becomes a part of the action. These asides also break up the rhythm to very good effect.

 

A wonderful success, my friend. :yes::)

 

I am so glad you thought the asides were effective and not distracting. It was conversation, perhaps the intensity of youth communicating to age. But it wasn't clear to me if the action and interplay would come off. Thank you for your generous remarks! 

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