andywilliamson.com
Writer, poet, creative thinker; Working on parliaments, participation and innovation; Aotearoa & Isle of Skye
Sgrìobhadair, bàrd, neach-smaoineachaidh cruthachail; Ag obair air pàrlamaidean, com-pàirteachadh agus ùr-ghnàthachadh; An t-Eilean Sgitheanach
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I missed the #dogs in the post so the ending was a such a wonderful surprise
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Thank you Evie! I thought I’d leave the poem for the reader to finish off… or leave unsaid
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Thank you Rema… yes, the lingering ‘if onlys’!
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Thank you Karen!
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Thank you Alan, you’ve captured exactly where I was heading with this!
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Thanks John!
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the detail in the opening stanza really draws me in.... and, then, 'insignificant details'.... just lovely!
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Than you for hosting, Alan, a great evening of fine poetry!
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Exactly :-)
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Posting a poem as an image of text (with alt text) works well here because of post length limits and formatting, but website text, yes, a link is fine
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This is profoundly scary and depressing. Can't imagine which sewer she's dredging up such ignorance from...
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Thank you!
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Thank you Rebekah
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Thanks Alan, loving the inspiration I get from #poemsabout
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Thank you, Jane!
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Thank you Roger!
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thanks Dave, and, yes, I'd definitely like to hear the quibble!
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Literal but also a metaphor: trust this rigid skeleton - I read it first as a lovely play with words, the subject was 'trust' and it changed the meaning beautifully!
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What a lovely metaphor and then that last line... certainty, confidence, the absolute conviction. Love it!
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Thanks Alan, not just the the lovely words but for the brilliant idea that is #poemsabout
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That’s a lovely picture you’re painting, Paul. Looking out on something familiar but still exciting, the papercut rain feels palpable
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Thanks Paul!
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Thank you!
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Definitely those! I've a few that have combined or split apart... it's an organic process 😊
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'to be made of stars'! Wow, I love that... also love the idea of 'stock cube' poems, it sounds so familiar and now I've a name for all those fragments and not-quite-there-yet pieces of writing!
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There's real heart in the contrast, the previous emptiness magnifies the here and now
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Thanks Peter!
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Or you could be like Ireland?
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Thank you, as always, Alan. Very much appreciated
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The one that suits [insert party allegiance here], of course :-)
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‘Persistent itch of memory’ feels so visual and real, especially with the link to landscape in the poem (perhaps from memory and no longer there). Lovely!
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Vellum, fantastic! ‘Loose leafed parchment pulled right over wicker frame’ just plays into age but also wisdom is in there too
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So poignant, his life evaporates around him, thank you for sharing