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Harriet-Jacqui xx posted in the group National Poetry Month
You Have Roughly…
‘We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are’ – Men
Ohm! Ohm! Ohm! Ohm!
You have roughly…
Who’s that girl? Her name’s Furl,
Ohm! Ohm! Ohm! Ohm!
You have roughly five…
Why the mask? Man, don’t ask!
Ohm! Ohm! Ohm! Ohm!
You have roughly five minutes…
What, she, say? Man, no way!
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PAR (Paulo Acácio Ramos) posted in the group National Poetry Month
The Old Man at the Window and the Immortal Cats
April 8th arrives
with the hush of a page
that turns itself.In the big window
the one that frames the world
like a painting too honest to sell
an old man sits,
chewing a piece of old bread
as if time itself
were something he could soften
with patience.He does not speak.
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Read Moresleep... we parted company...for the most part a while ago snatches of nap here and there but a full night's sleep? ...very rare disrupted by dreams and thoughts as I stare at the ceiling and toss maybe it's only my imagination (but I somehow doubt it) the world feels... heavier? more dense? and...
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Willow posted in the group National Poetry Month
Atmospheric Compression
sleep…
we parted company…for the most part
a while ago
snatches of nap here and there
but a full night’s sleep?
…very rare
disrupted by dreams and thoughts
as I stare at the ceiling
and tossmaybe it’s only my imagination
(but I somehow doubt it)
the world feels…
heavier?
more dense?
and…Read More2 Comments-
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I think your poem speaks to something very true Willow. There is a definite compression in the air in these times (and for many for a very long time before this). But especially today, there is the feel of the walls pressing in, everything is hunkering down trying to find a safe place to live in. This is no way for human beings to live. -Curt
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No way at all for us to live. Thank you, Curt
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Brandon Houser wrote a new post
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Read MoreAm I a workerwho never stayed the coursejust to be implicitin all society's crimes?Or am I just a foolwithout the patienceto let the game run outon someone else's dime?If you give me a ladder,I'll pretend to climb.If you have...
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Powerfully penned, Brandon. Excellent write my friend. Nicely done. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you for this!
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There is a twist to this one that intrigues. You think you know where it’s going but it turns and doesn’t land where expected.
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I let the pen be kind of mischievous here. I appreciate you reading this Willow. Good morning to you.
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Not just you. I am laying here reading this at 4 in the morning. Maybe that’s why I love this write. Well done.