My Poem, “To the Light Entering the Shack One December Evening,” is up at Shantih. Many thanks to editor David L. White for including me among these pages.
O at the Edges
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O at the Edges 
Another stirring poem – on multiple levels.
A bit trivial, but my brain wants that to be “no prayers exist” – I keep playing with the variances of exit vs. exist … they both work!
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“Exist” existed in an early draft, but I liked the idea of them existing, but not exiting, which seemed to bear more possibilities. 🙂
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Beautiful poem, Bob! Love “You are not death, but its closest friend” among other lines. Much to consider in the spaces between and at the end of lines – where the light gathers.
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Thanks, as always, Lynne. I live for, and in, those spaces, I think. 🙂
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I read your poem “…to the light…”–it does invite the reader to enter into your thoughts. Thank-you for liking my post, “Beauty Day 11.”
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Thanks very much Christina!
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Conversations with my father (my side – the only side – of the conversation) conclude with the acknowledgement that he’s no longer here. It could be that something like your poem is at the back of my mind.
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Loss was such a simple word when I was young. Now it’s multi-faceted, much more nuanced, and the older I get the more so it becomes.
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You are the name
I whisper
To clouds
That got me. Utterly gorgeous.
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Thank you very much. I’m so pleased the lines resonated.
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My ideal writing space.
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It’s definitely mine. 🙂
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I need a shack, so the December light can visit me…
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Everyone needs a shack of some sort! The light of each month visits me there. It has been a productive space.
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That’s some [nice & literary] shack you’ve got, Bob! 🙂 I pictured almost a shed with perhaps broken pots and bits of scrap wood and sawhorses and such. At least, that’s our shack/shed. But it’s too dark and dusty (and freezing) for me to write there. And no window, urgh. At least give me a field of grass to look at.
. . . Oh, you master of irony and understatement!
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I must admit that it is a well-appointed shack, complete with air conditioning and heat, with excellent natural lighting and light fixtures on a dimmer. We had it built once I proved to myself that I was indeed serious about writing.
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Hi, Fab blog! Can’t believe that I have been blogging 9 months already! I love to link in with fellow bloggers to get the word out there. I would appreciate you having a peek at my blog, as I have published several posts. Feel free to like, comment, follow or just take a peek. Happy to follow for a follow Thank you 🙂
Also, I am excited as I am officially in the running for the UK BLOG AWARDS 2017! If you could click the link and choose FoodandDrink&Lifestyle on the drop down menu:
http://blogawardsuk.co.uk/ukba2017/entries/forkwardthinkingfoodinista
Thank you kindly in advance your vote is much appreciated
Melanie xx
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Hello. Just thought you should know that I just found this in my spam folder. I don’t know why it was there, but thought you should know.
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Thank you for the heads up :)x
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You’re very welcome.
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:)x
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This is great news, Robert.
You’ve had a good year, and well deserved too!
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Thanks, Michael. It’s has indeed been a good year for publications, totaling just about as many as the previous three years combined.
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Lovely!
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You’re very kind. Thank you.
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Hi! I am having a blog party through out the weekend, feel free to stop by introduce yourself and drop a link to your blog. You have the chance to visit others and meet new people 😊
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Thanks for the invitation. By the way, I just found this in my spam folder. I don’t know why it was there, but thought you should know.
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Oh okay. Thank you so much. Don’t know why
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Lovely, indeed!
Cheers
Just Yamini
https://lifeonweekends.com/
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Thanks very much.
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Robert, this is easily one of my favorites of yours. Each line and stanza works beautifully. Well done…and Shanith is a gorgeous journal. May have to submit in the future.
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Thanks, Robert. You should submit there – I think your aesthetics would fit very well.
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Splendid! I have to follow your blog. That imagery showed me a still frame of a feeling that one would usually struggle to interpret into words. Thank you!
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You’re very kind, Nicole. Thank you!
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