Good dogMy wife got a puppy maybe a month ago. First thing in my mind when I read the title was good thing it wasn't a goldfish. Enjoyed the poem
#5 "And what is death? the end of being here,—" - Benjamin Hine; Death ... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/ins...s-about-death/
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Congrats! Puppies bring joy to a home.
Short and to the point.
"Bend low again, night of summer stars."."Summer Stars"
by Carl Sandburg
https://readalittlepoetry.com/2005/0...carl-sandburg/
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
I don't get the strumming part, but enjoyed
#18 "Calm on the bosom of our God," - Felicia Dorothea Hemans; Calm on the Bosom of our God... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/ins...s-about-death/
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Don't much enjoy poems about death but this one is simple and beautiful!
"Dawn comes later and later now,"."A Letter in October"
Ted Kooser
https://readalittlepoetry.com/2016/1...by-ted-kooser/
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Found a summary https://janicefalls.wordpress.com/20...by-ted-kooser/ Enjoyed
"Eternity is like unto a Ring." - John Bunyan; Upon Time and Eternity... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/joh...-and-eternity/
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tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Enjoyed the page about Ted Kooser's poem.
Liked the poetic meditation about the infinitude of time.
"From us, if every fleeting hour,"."The Longest Day"
by Lydia Sigourney
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/wisdom-poems/
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Uplifting poem. Enjoyed
"Gold hearted-amber-red" - Cornelis Burdein; Come reach... https://allpoetry.com/poem/16056335-...rnelis-Burdein
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Beautiful images, but I didn't understand the poem.
"He laughs and a breeze"."My Son at the Seashore, Age Two by Don Coles
https://readalittlepoetry.com/2011/0...-by-don-coles/
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"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
"a little breeze passing by / on its way to oblivion —" Enjoyed
"I send my greetings anew unto this day," - Itzik Feffer; I Need My Blood... https://jewishcurrents.org/i-need-my-blood
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Terrible! Without your research I wouldn't have known about this political movement and suffering.
Poem with a title beginning with J:
"Some people would deny that I’m"."Jamaican British"
Raymond Antrobus (after Aaron Samuels)
https://griffinpoetryprize.com/poem/...tish-antrobus/
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Re: research - It's the past... I pray may we learn from it.
A poet in conflict with himself over his ethnicity and how he is perceived otherwise. Enjoyed
"Known for obsession with heartbreak," - Ryleer_2001; Taylor Swift... https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4071482...t.word-karaoke
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Heartfelt homage for Taylor Swift and starting with
"Light splashed this morning"."The Round" Stanley Kunitz
https://allpoetry.com/The-Round
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
New poetic beginnigs... Enjoyed
"My morning consists of mist" - E.G. Simmons; The Shield Became My Prison... https://allpoetry.com/poem/15274478-...-E.G.-Simmons/
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Interesting poet with an original use of language!
"Nature’s first green is gold,"."Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
https://readalittlepoetry.com/2011/0...-robert-frost/
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Re: the poem I posted - an ekphrastic expression based on this image https://www.johanswanepoel.com/media...earch=umbrella
Wonderful poem by Robert Frost... Enjoyed
“Oh! that my young life were a lasting dream!" - Edgar Allan Poe; Dreams... https://thewisescribe.org/2014/04/02...gar-allan-poe/
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
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