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A stunning write...highly creative...an enjoyable read!

Reading this poem has been a real odyssey...... but enjoyed every bit, though got stuck on Page One for a long time. We all experience the writer's block one time or the other. At times we feel so very frustrated when we see others progressing ahead with much speed to page 10 or 12 and we still stranded at the starting. Sometimes we are so indolent and feel inclined not to move on as 'Page One is a comfortable place. It is the Island of the Lotus Eaters'. But again the realization comes..Like Odysseus we have to continue the quest and we use all our might! Surprisingly we get over that stagnation...get out of the doldrum and feel ourselves 'tumbling.... no, careening far above places with numbers beyond beginning and ending' A poem of epic proportions! Enjoyed!

........loved reading this wonderful poem....this second reading was as good as the first time I read it.....very nice poem....wish I wrote this one...

..........wow beautifully done.....this poem is kind of like a fireworks show....at first you only see a few....but at the end it's many explosions of stars.....and i must confess i read your poet's notes first.....i like your reference to the odyssey it is one of my favourites......truly for me the best part was when odysseus came home......

I can tell that you really put a lot of time into this poem. kudos to you for being brave enough to let your imagination run wild, document its race, and publish it for all to see! I've seen quite a few poems on writer's block but never one so long and unblocked! lol Reading this was such an exciting fantastic(literally) journey. The imagery here as always, was unbelievably crisp and palpable. I also love your references to The Odyssey here. I'm glad you mentioned Calypso too since her part in the story was always my favorite and the most unforgettable. Its funny, I never linked The Odyssey to writers block but the metaphor is amazingly cohesive. As great a write as it is long, beautiful work ^^ ~Nika