- 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
- 122,285 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
- 2,633 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 2,176 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 1,464 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 1,991 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 1,801 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 1,827 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 1,707 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 1,223 Views
- 12 Comments
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9.
Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 2,023 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 1,777 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 1,259 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 1,964 Views
- 10 Comments
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13.
Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 2,138 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 1,942 Views
- 14 Comments
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15.
Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,367 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 1,214 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 2,068 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 1,976 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 1,583 Views
- 21 Comments
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20.
Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 1,855 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 906 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 1,828 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 1,615 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 2,022 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 1,656 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 933 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 1,372 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 1,707 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 1,374 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,684 Views
- 16 Comments
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31.
Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 1,308 Views
- 14 Comments
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32.
Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 1,174 Views
- 19 Comments
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33.
Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 1,624 Views
- 12 Comments
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34.
November Days
- 68 Words
- 1,376 Views
- 15 Comments
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35.
Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 1,337 Views
- 16 Comments
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36.
Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 872 Views
- 10 Comments
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37.
Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 1,421 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 1,554 Views
- 10 Comments
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39.
A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 1,047 Views
- 21 Comments
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40.
Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 1,004 Views
- 13 Comments
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41.
February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 1,031 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 944 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 1,065 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 886 Views
- 16 Comments
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45.
Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 792 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 1,261 Views
- 20 Comments
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47.
Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 1,453 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 1,441 Views
- 20 Comments
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49.
Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 1,634 Views
- 13 Comments
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50.
New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 841 Views
- 16 Comments
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51.
Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 762 Views
- 10 Comments
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52.
Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 745 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 777 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 839 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 902 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 685 Views
- 10 Comments
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57.
Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 958 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 722 Views
- 10 Comments
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59.
A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 1,413 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 1,158 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 1,348 Views
- 16 Comments
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62.
Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 1,375 Views
- 12 Comments
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63.
Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 1,063 Views
- 8 Comments
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64.
Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 1,152 Views
- 21 Comments
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65.
Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 1,338 Views
- 14 Comments
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66.
Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 566 Views
- 14 Comments
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67.
Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 496 Views
- 10 Comments
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68.
Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 471 Views
- 12 Comments
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69.
Translations
- 160 Words
- 1,130 Views
- 11 Comments
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70.
Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 1,202 Views
- 12 Comments
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71.
Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 1,270 Views
- 9 Comments
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72.
Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 472 Views
- 10 Comments
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73.
Crisis
- 129 Words
- 1,126 Views
- 12 Comments
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74.
Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 1,277 Views
- 8 Comments
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75.
Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 859 Views
- 8 Comments
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76.
Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 478 Views
- 10 Comments
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77.
The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 463 Views
- 12 Comments
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78.
September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 1,346 Views
- 18 Comments
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79.
Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 515 Views
- 12 Comments
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80.
Leaves
- 81 Words
- 379 Views
- 8 Comments
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81.
Faceless
- 152 Words
- 766 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 1,056 Views
- 10 Comments
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83.
November Now
- 199 Words
- 853 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 547 Views
- 16 Comments
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85.
Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 1,012 Views
- 4 Comments
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86.
Three Winter Walks
- 231 Words
- 430 Views
- 12 Comments
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87.
Stealing a March
- 185 Words
- 923 Views
- 6 Comments
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88.
Woodland Walk
- 121 Words
- 617 Views
- 14 Comments
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89.
Anthems for Pride
- 212 Words
- 992 Views
- 14 Comments
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90.
Late Spring
- 106 Words
- 747 Views
- 12 Comments
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91.
Mourning Dove Days
- 149 Words
- 1,208 Views
- 14 Comments
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92.
Appassionati
- 208 Words
- 1,016 Views
- 13 Comments
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93.
Butterfly Haiku
- 71 Words
- 765 Views
- 12 Comments
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94.
Inventions
- 119 Words
- 393 Views
- 11 Comments
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95.
Short Essays on Summer Vacation
- 173 Words
- 895 Views
- 12 Comments
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96.
Stone Heart
- 189 Words
- 465 Views
- 13 Comments
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97.
Diverted and Invitation
- 231 Words
- 958 Views
- 6 Comments
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98.
About Time
- 151 Words
- 420 Views
- 16 Comments
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99.
To The Old Spruce and At a Gallop
- 243 Words
- 332 Views
- 8 Comments
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100.
Two Ballades: Bastion and Complemented
- 442 Words
- 884 Views
- 11 Comments
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