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    Love Sonnet LXVI

    Love Sonnet LXVI   When I was younger, life seemed easier, filled with sun light adventures of us holding hands while walking through   a forest of Aspen and green. But, as I grew older, a Winter wind blew in my face, no mater which way I turned.   Then I...

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    • You just nailed the seasons here Curt .. well you did, all bar Summer .. Now I’m betting you are going to have one hell of a time between the coming of Spring & Autumn .. Write on brother .. Neville

      • Well Neville, I met her in Autumn, married her in Winter, and we divorced in Spring…. I guess Summer was the time of contentment!? Thanks Neville, I appreciate your comment.

    • Love love this one… it’s one of those that flows sweetly from the heart into ours, just how love should flows. “welcome the chaos of your smile” how gorgeous this line is… expressing the bittersweet mess love can make us feel, it will stick in my head along other lines too, oh perfect poetry of love ✨💖💕 I like the song too, it fits the emotional ambiance. Thank You🤍

      • Hi Light. Can’t go wrong with the Moody Blues. Their music is poetry. That line came to me as I was thinking about the woman who became my true love. She left me for another, for a more “normal” life, but I still think about her.

        Thanks Light, I appreciate your comments and visits muchly.

        • Hi and Good Evening ✨

          Sorry to hear about that, but let’s us say even sadness can be an inspiration and birth good poetry 😊

          Wishing You Happy Days 🎈

    • Ms. Mary, within a smile, worlds collide, kaleidoscopes swirl colors, and hearts beat faster into a blush. In other words, CHAOS!!! Who knows what would, or could have happened had those letters been sent, or words spoken? Perhaps a wonderful chaos?

      Thank you, Mary. I always look forward to your visits and words.

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    • Hi, Redzone! I welcome you to “BACK TO POETRY BASICS” and would like to invite you to join-in on our Sonnet lesson (below). It’s easy: just read and follow along. I look forward to sharing with you. ⁓ Richard🖌

      • Hi Richard,

        • oops didn’t mean to send that too short of a reply. I read your paper? instructions about the nature of and what constitutes a formally written English Sonnet. I am afraid I have only ever attempted one. If I can find it I will post in the “Back To Poetry Basics” group. This group was mented to me by Valuptas Whispers Unholy. and then I saw Fia’s…Read More

          • C’mon, Curt, join-in. There’s nothing like taking advantage of an opportunity when it present itself, and it’s FREE! With your creative talents, it would be most thrilling to read your version of a proper Sonnet, and then you’ll know how from then on. : )

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    Demanding

    Style means nothing without substance  That’s something money can’t buy Walking through the world in a trance Long enough to embrace living this lie   Social outcast learns how to survive  Turning loneliness into independence  Wanting to avoid the impending nosedive Sometimes caution means ride the fence   Timid...

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    • When I read your musing, a quote of Friedrich Nietzsche was the first thought that came to my mind: “You must have chaos inside to give birth to a dancing star. “It’s exactly the chaos, the self doubts, the questions upon questions, the deep reflections at night which give birth to a dancing star of inspirations writings and deep thoughts. Great work, dear Damian!

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Elke. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Thank you for your continued support. Appreciate you.

    • This is a good piece of musing, Damian.
      This is so true
      “Timid people constantly read the room

      While they study the human psyche “

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Fia. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Loved those lines as well. Appreciate you, cuz.

        Damian

    • Amazing piece Damian. Thank you for sharing 🙏

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Drieks. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • I think it all comes from being wounded too many times. I identify with this very much.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Tim. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I agree with you, that has a good deal to do with it. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • Wonderfully written Damian. Well said. Keep up the great poetry my friend.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Keith. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Thank you for your continued support my brother. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • Dude, I’m not timid at all and yet I still read a room! I am extremely observant of my surroundings. It’s a crazy world yaknow!
      Your write is a crowd of personalities, interesting in each of their ways. The rhyme makes it flow really well. It’s carrying a beat all its own. Well versed Damian.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Mark. So glad you connected with the write my friend. It is a crazy world, reading the room is always required. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • hello dearest Damian this is excellent I can relate to the searching and lonliness of not being satisfied with pat answers ❤️

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Brenda. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I know exactly what you mean. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • It takes so many approaches and responses to survive these days. And not the least of which is temporary retreat and regroup. How do your pieces always seem so relevant to every moment? Prophet, I’m telling you. Keep assembling the pieces of the puzzle, my friend

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. These days reading the room and critical thinking are required to survive it seems. I will always be piecing together the puzzle, it’s what I do. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • There’s a real honesty here in the way you weave survival, wisdom, and self‑doubt into one puzzle feels deeply human. The closing admission about chaos being “demanding” hit especially true.🙏🏻🕊️

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, kesnerfreds. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Welcome to Stars Rite. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Mary. So glad you connected with the write my friend. One of my favorite stanzas as well. Thank you for your continued support my friend, right back at ya. Appreciate you.

      Damian

    • Reminds me of the matrix with the red and blue pill. Either face reality or live in fantasy.

      Great ink friend.

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Nick. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    • Damian you formed this into a great poem of rumination. Very much loved the way this unfolded. So much wisdom in your words. Truly great poem my friend.

      John

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, John. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Appreciate you.

        Damian

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    In the throes of Erection

    It was on a sultry Sunday.after almost45 minutesof passionate delaythe towerwhich swayed to and froby ropesfinally sat atop the church erect. You thought Imeant somethingelse didn't you?

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    Lagunitas IPA

    Lagunitas IPA   Sitting in this IPA haze wondering why this winter moon is staring at me with its silver hue. I wish it would stop. Staring that is. So I can fade into my Lagunitas IPA and quietly walk the beach in Petaluna, Ca alone. Walking bare foot, sand laughing between my toes, laughing...

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