O at the Edges

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Poem Up at Twist in Time Magazine

Posted on November 3, 2019 by robert okaji

I’m delighted that my poem “Inevitable River” is live at Twist in Time Magazine. Many thanks to editors Renee, Adrienne and Tianna for accepting this piece.

39 thoughts on “Poem Up at Twist in Time Magazine”

stephanielharper on November 2, 2019 at 7:32 am said:

The simultaneity of sublime and endearing is one of your awesome super powers! ❤️

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- robert okaji on November 2, 2019 at 8:17 am said:
  
  Cooking bacon is my true super power! That, and making it disappear. 🥓
  
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  - stephanielharper on November 2, 2019 at 8:22 am said:
    
    You are multi-talented, indeed!
    
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clburdett on November 2, 2019 at 7:38 am said:

Very nice! Hope all is well.

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- robert okaji on November 2, 2019 at 8:18 am said:
  
  Thank you! All is well. Truly!
  
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Wezzlehead on November 2, 2019 at 7:43 am said:

Congratulations, again. Consistently fabulous stuff!

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- robert okaji on November 2, 2019 at 8:19 am said:
  
  Thank you, Robert. This was one of an explosion of poems from last fall.
  
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Andrew McDowell on November 2, 2019 at 7:47 am said:

Congrats!

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- robert okaji on November 2, 2019 at 8:19 am said:
  
  Thanks, Andrew.
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on November 2, 2019 at 8:19 am said:
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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Ashok Misra on November 2, 2019 at 7:51 am said:

That’s great! Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on November 2, 2019 at 8:19 am said:
  
  Thank you, Ashok. Much appreciated.
  
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memadtwo on November 2, 2019 at 8:06 am said:

This one is transcendent. (K)

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- robert okaji on November 2, 2019 at 8:20 am said:
  
  Thank you, Kerfe. I was inspired.
  
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Avia Tinder on November 2, 2019 at 8:20 am said:

Congrats, once again!

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- robert okaji on November 2, 2019 at 8:21 am said:
  
  Thank you. It’s always thrilling.
  
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  - Avia Tinder on November 2, 2019 at 8:26 am said:
    
    I imagine it never gets old! 🙂
    
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    - robert okaji on November 2, 2019 at 8:44 am said:
      
      It hasn’t yet. 😀
      
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      - Avia Tinder on November 2, 2019 at 8:55 am said:
        
        I predict it won’t ever 🙂
        
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Sun Hesper Jansen on November 2, 2019 at 11:57 am said:

So compelling… And what an interesting journal; I’d never heard of them before!

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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 9:19 am said:
  
  Thanks, SJ. They’re fairly new.
  
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genx66 on November 2, 2019 at 12:15 pm said:

Beautiful and somber poem.

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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 9:21 am said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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rivrvlogr on November 2, 2019 at 3:06 pm said:

Clear or not, there is no denying those certainties when they are so compelling.

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- rivrvlogr on November 2, 2019 at 3:06 pm said:
  
  And congratulations, Bob.
  
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  - robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 9:22 am said:
    
    Thanks, Ken!
    
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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 9:21 am said:
  
  Sometimes we simply have no choice…
  
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Jazz Jaeschke on November 2, 2019 at 3:12 pm said:

Stunning love poem – so much resonates:
* second page cleansed of words
* start our separate lives together
* pasts … shadowing our drives
and so much piques the curiosity:
* mind filters and reconstructs patterns
* inevitable river of we, opening to … unclear certainties
I’m left smiling – for your poetic gift, for my own transforming life, for the universal hope of lonesome adolescent dreams gradually waning behind as we move forward.
(Guessing this is a “moving forward to Indiana” poem?)

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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 9:24 am said:
  
  Thank you, Jazz. Though I had no clue that Indiana was in my future when I wrote the poem, it definitely is a “moving forward” piece.
  
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Cate on November 2, 2019 at 7:51 pm said:

Bravo, Bob!

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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 9:24 am said:
  
  Thanks, Cate!
  
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brookeerinturner on November 3, 2019 at 11:20 am said:

You’re killing me! It’s so beautiful.

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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 12:23 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Brooke. I’m so pleased that it resonates for you!
  
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Alina Happy Hansen on November 3, 2019 at 1:00 pm said:

Awesome! Congrats!

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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 7:26 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Alina!
  
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Lynne Burnett on November 3, 2019 at 1:17 pm said:

Love, love, love this! Such a tribute to second love – congratulations, Bob!

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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 4:09 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Lynne!
  
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Berna on November 3, 2019 at 8:15 pm said:

Wonderful

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- robert okaji on November 3, 2019 at 9:06 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Berna!
  
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