O at the Edges

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Snow Country

Posted on March 25, 2018 by robert okaji

Snow Country

desolate the reach
of space a
curved line of

white empty as
the loneliness one
feels the tone

is different on
a day like
this she says

unaware that her
words fall like
snow in the

mountains soft quiet
in the roar
no one hears

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Another piece from the eighties…this first appeared here in November 2015.

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Afzal Moolla on March 24, 2018 at 9:56 am said:

brilliant, my friend. as always.

warmest wishes and regards.

Peace and Equality and Love and Respect and Justice for All ✌ ✊ 👍

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- robert okaji on March 24, 2018 at 2:30 pm said:
  
  You are kind as always, Afzal. Thank you.
  
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  - Afzal Moolla on March 24, 2018 at 2:43 pm said:
    
    never kind my friend. just appreciate stellar writing. Peace my brother ✌👍✊
    
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derrickjknight on March 24, 2018 at 12:15 pm said:

This is quietly stunning

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- robert okaji on March 24, 2018 at 2:31 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Derrick.
  
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Carl Setzer on March 24, 2018 at 11:58 pm said:

Read this while listening to Tangerine Dream’s Yellowstone. Fit very nicely.

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- robert okaji on March 25, 2018 at 2:21 pm said:
  
  I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks, Carl.
  
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Diana on March 25, 2018 at 12:09 am said:

Penned by a very youthful Robert O, though the blood coursing through his veins was already infused by poetic serum ❤

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- robert okaji on March 25, 2018 at 2:22 pm said:
  
  And still, after all these years, I struggle. 🙂
  
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  - Diana on March 25, 2018 at 3:44 pm said:
    
    I disagree completely haha!
    
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ivor20 on March 25, 2018 at 3:35 am said:

I thoroughly enjoyed your poem Robert,

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- robert okaji on March 25, 2018 at 2:23 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Ivor. Another oldie…
  
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onecarriage on March 26, 2018 at 11:24 am said:

This is beautiful. It could be totally unrelated to Kawabata, but it could very well be the unspoken thoughts of Komako in her solitude. Either way, it is elegant and pure.

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- robert okaji on March 26, 2018 at 11:32 am said:
  
  Kawabata was in mind, if only at the periphery.
  
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House of Heart on March 26, 2018 at 2:15 pm said:

This is beautiful!

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- robert okaji on March 26, 2018 at 4:11 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Holly.
  
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  - House of Heart on March 26, 2018 at 5:22 pm said:
    
    You are welcome
    
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