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redzone posted in the group National Poetry Month

• 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Love Sonnet LXXIX

As I glide smoothly across
the ice, as the cold air assails
my face, I feel like I am
flying. Your face

appears under the ice, staring
up at me. You are smiling,
your hands, upturned, reach
toward me, inviting me to

join you in the cold, wet
waters of this dream. I
fly faster, skates moving

like a blur,…Read More

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- Harriet-Jacqui xx
  2 weeks, 2 days ago
  
  I love the chill of this poem – if you’re not a fan of Kate Bush do listen to Under Ice on The Hounds of Love album!
  - redzone
    2 weeks, 2 days ago
    
    Thanks HJx, for the sweet comment and for the the Kate Bush mention. I will definitely go listen. I actually do like the few songs I have heard from her. As well as her duet with Peter Gabriel on “Don’t Give Up”.
    - Harriet-Jacqui xx
      2 weeks, 1 day ago
      
      You’re welcome – enjoy Kate! “Waking the Witch” from the same album inspired me to write Heathen, the opening tale in Basque Love Stories. It’s here on Starsrite, too, live, featuring sensational young actress Isla Furl as Julia. Enjoy!
- Curly Grace
  2 weeks, 2 days ago
  
  Such a vivid, haunting piece. I love how it moves from ice to fire with such ease. Beautifully done.
  - redzone
    2 weeks, 1 day ago
    
    Thanks Curly Grace. Your comment is appreciated, as are you and your poetry.
Willow posted in the group National Poetry Month

• 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Sensory Memories

“why are you so addicted to popcorn?”

because on Saturday evenings…
when I was small…
(too young to know of more exciting things…
like theaters and urban adventures)
there was a table that became an arena

where board games and Uno took over
and we gathered as a family…
no chores…
otherwise idle…Read More

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- Harriet-Jacqui xx
  2 weeks, 2 days ago
  
  Aw, I can smell the corn popping from here – a really atmospheric poem.
  - Willow
    2 weeks, 2 days ago
    
    Thank you 😊 I make popcorn every week, never recapture those moments but it brings back the memories
- redzone
  2 weeks, 1 day ago
  
  Willow, I make the popcorn the same way your grandmother did, 3 quart pot, melt the butter and mix. But I must confess, the popcorn goes in a big bowl and I eat it all from there. Thanks for sharing the popcorn….er… I mean the poem. ;0) -Curt
  - Willow
    2 weeks, 1 day ago
    
    There were a minimum of a dozen of us at that table. There would have been no room for a big bowl. I’ve never seen a bowl the size she used for the popcorn since then. I use an air popper but yes, it goes in a bowl and it’s all mine too. 😊
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Sensory Memories

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April 4, 2026

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"why are you so addicted to popcorn?" because on Saturday evenings... when I was small... (too young to know of more exciting things... like theaters and urban adventures) there was a table that became an arena where board games and Uno took over and we gathered...

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- Tim
  2 weeks, 2 days ago
  
  It’s good to have memories like that. Sometimes – when memories are triggered – you can’t help but be reminded of those carefree times when life was a little more magical and joyous.
  - Willow
    2 weeks, 2 days ago
    
    On the farm it was always busy busy busy. These nights were like time capsules when everyone came together in love and joy…not for work. Thank you 😊
- I_IS_ ME
  2 weeks, 2 days ago
  
  We can relate to this piece. There was a poetess on dup that was super at these type pieces also. We don’t remember her name only that she reminisce often on earlier happier times, kinda like Styxian. We like his pieces also.
  - Willow
    2 weeks, 2 days ago
    
    I used to write this kind of memory-based poems all the time on DU. Styxian does a fantastic job at memory journeys. Thank you 😊
- Willow
  2 weeks, 2 days ago
  
  They were beautifully chaotic moments filled with love and the smell of fresh popcorn…on really special occasions we made banana splits too! Farm folk…these were cherished times. Thank you 😊
- Damian DeadLove
  2 weeks, 1 day ago
  
  Beautifully penned, Willow. Another excellent write filled with ripe nostalgia my friend. I definitely remember board games and cards and to the point that there were always amazing snacks. My dad used to make fresh Carmel Corn when we’d have a movie night. It’s the little things in those sweet memories we hold on to most. Amazing read as always. Thanks for sharing. Appreciate you.
  
  Damian
  - Willow
    2 weeks ago
    
    I sometimes think farm folk and country folk have the most rich lives in terms of special moments. When everything stops so we can have these evenings, it makes them all the more precious. And my dad was a master at cheating playing Connect Four and loved Uno like nobody I know. We knew when he was about to lay some ornery on us because he’d grin like crazy and giggle. He never could have played poker. 😂 Thank you, my friend
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