Friday, January 3, 2003

Altarwise By Owl-Light Comments

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Altarwise by owl-light in the half-way house
The gentleman lay graveward with his furies;
Abaddon in the hangnail cracked from Adam,
And, from his fork, a dog among the fairies,
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Dylan Thomas
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martin seligman 10 July 2022

It is not particularly obscure. Is a trip through the constellations have night beginning with Altaire.

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whatriveristhis 03 November 2021

Obscure pointless . He even admitted in a letter (I forget to whom) that he tried to make his poems as difficult to understand as possible. Wanker.

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whatriveristhis 03 November 2021

Obscure pointless , He even admitted in a letter (I forget to whom) that he purposely tried to make his poems as difficult to understand as possible. Why? ? ? ? To sum up...Wanker.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 27 October 2016

The Atlas eater with a jaw for news Stunning write. Thanks for sharing it here.

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Susan Williams 05 January 2016

It's like crucial moments in history, both Christian and secular, are woven and interwoven and mingled with sexuality and the genesis of words and... whew! there are a lot of moments of time, past, present, and future melded together here:

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delilah contrapunctal 19 May 2015

musical brilliance/gorgeous humor.....what a joy to read thomas

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Brian Jani 26 April 2014

Awesome I like this poem, check mine oit

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