O at the Edges

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Poem on WordPress Discover

Posted on December 2, 2018 by robert okaji

In this article, Krista Stevens, a curator of the Discover site on WordPress, has selected my poem “Wind” as one of her five favorite posts of the year. Quite the honor! Thank you, Krista! She has selected quite a range of writing. Please read her other picks.

34 thoughts on “Poem on WordPress Discover”

merrildsmith on December 1, 2018 at 7:16 am said:

Congratulations, Robert!

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- robert okaji on December 1, 2018 at 10:14 am said:
  
  Thanks, Merril. It was a pleasant surprise!
  
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Andrew McDowell on December 1, 2018 at 10:09 am said:

Congrats!

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- robert okaji on December 1, 2018 at 10:15 am said:
  
  Thank you, Andrew!
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on December 1, 2018 at 12:19 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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stephanielharper on December 1, 2018 at 11:53 am said:

You are so awesome! 😁

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- robert okaji on December 1, 2018 at 11:56 am said:
  
  I think I’m very lucky!
  
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Life Along The River on December 1, 2018 at 12:24 pm said:

Congrats! It is a very beautiful poem.

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- robert okaji on December 1, 2018 at 1:08 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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rivrvlogr on December 1, 2018 at 2:19 pm said:

Good news. Well done, Bob.

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- robert okaji on December 1, 2018 at 8:58 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Ken.
  
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rothpoetry on December 1, 2018 at 8:44 pm said:

Congratulations Robert! Great poem dissecting the Wind!

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- robert okaji on December 1, 2018 at 8:58 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Dwight!
  
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ivor20 on December 2, 2018 at 12:29 am said:

An irresistible read Robert, and if I wasn’t feeling so ordinary, I’d share a red with you, congratulations, maybe a glass of vintage port,

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- robert okaji on December 2, 2018 at 5:05 am said:
  
  Thank you, Ivor. I hope you’re feeling better soon so that we may share, albeit virtually, a few glasses!
  
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  - ivor20 on December 2, 2018 at 5:23 am said:
    
    Thank you 😊. I look forward to our celebratery glasses of wine, cheers my friend 😊 🍷🍷
    
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saynotoclowns on December 2, 2018 at 12:57 am said:

Congratulations! So well deserved! And first mention! 🥂

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- robert okaji on December 2, 2018 at 5:06 am said:
  
  Thank you! It’s quite the honor.
  
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John Looker on December 2, 2018 at 4:48 am said:

Bravo Robert! I hope it brings you some more regular followers.

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- robert okaji on December 2, 2018 at 5:08 am said:
  
  Thank you, John! Oh, that search for readers!
  
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Charmed Chaos on December 2, 2018 at 2:42 pm said:

Well done and a hearty congratulations!

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- robert okaji on December 2, 2018 at 2:46 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Linda. It was quite the pleasant surprise!
  
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  - Charmed Chaos on December 2, 2018 at 2:49 pm said:
    
    Of the best kind!
    
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    - robert okaji on December 2, 2018 at 3:19 pm said:
      
      Most definitely! 🙂
      
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Robert Varga on December 2, 2018 at 4:21 pm said:

That is quite an achievement! How much did it cost? ;-D

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- robert okaji on December 2, 2018 at 6:40 pm said:
  
  Thank you. It only cost about thirty years of toil. 😅
  
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  - Robert Varga on December 3, 2018 at 12:23 am said:
    
    Good answer Rob! Seriously, I’m glad for you.
    
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    - robert okaji on December 3, 2018 at 7:21 am said:
      
      Thanks, Robert. It’s fun. These things are so fleeting…
      
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Dave Kingsbury on December 2, 2018 at 5:15 pm said:

The poem has a celebratory, almost biblical quality.

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- robert okaji on December 2, 2018 at 6:41 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Dave. It is a bit incantatory.
  
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annika on December 2, 2018 at 10:45 pm said:

That’s quite an honour! Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on December 3, 2018 at 7:22 am said:
  
  It is, Annika. Thank you!
  
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Jazz Jaeschke on December 5, 2018 at 1:52 pm said:

Beautiful poem – Wind as “messenger and message in one” – indeed!

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- robert okaji on December 5, 2018 at 5:08 pm said:
  
  The wind and I have had a love-hate relationship all of my life. Today’s a good day! 🙂
  
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