Monday, February 16, 2015

You Woke Up.... [ An 'Echo Poem' To Lora Colon's Poem 'I Woke Up.....'; For Brian Johnston's February Acpc; Short-Medium] Comments

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What could ever be better than "nothing"?
And is "emptiness" "nothing"? I'm CONFUSED!
[Simon & Garfunkel sang "Silence", so softly.]
By blinding "gloom", I was far....from amused,
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Elena Plotkin 26 February 2015

A fantastic poem! A masterpiece! I wonder if you are aware of the magic your words have conjured. Did you see the genius in the making? My favorite stanza: You woke up in the morning? Is that so bad? Do NOT think of the past if it was unpleasant! [I know it's a very TALL order for some to fill, whether regrets are those of a Queen or a Peasant, WHEN dreams flee like a poor flushed pheasant.]

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Bri Edwards 16 February 2015

interestingly, when i first composed my poem (which was extensively edited before being submitted) , i noticed that instead of seeing-eye, i had written see-eying [and the computer didn't mind at all! ]. i'm glad i caught it before someone else saw it! ! ! oops! bri :) by the way, a seeing-eye elf is like a seeing-eye dog for the blind.

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