My poem, “The Continuing,” is live at Vox Populi. Many thanks to editor Michael Simms for his support and kindness over the years.
O at the Edges
Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.
O at the Edges 
Huge congrats ! And what a great pic, too.
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Thank you, Michael.
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Your poem on Vox Populi today was sorely needed. Thank you.
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Thanks, Barbara. It’s been a helluva week!
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What a beautiful poem, poignant yet full of solace! Congrats, Bob (that should win one of those Pushcart or Best of the Net prizes!) and I also love the picture you put with it.
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Thanks, Lynne. Four years and 23 rejections later, it finally finds a home!
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Lately I’ve also been checking how long it took an accepted poem to finally get there – you’re way ahead of me lol, sometimes it’s been 20 years! Still, it’s the same poem eh and it finally found the right home💙
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I sure can’t figure it out. It seems that my best writing gets rejected the most. LOL
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Okay, now you’ve given me something to remind myself when it gets rejected: maybe this is my best writing and it needs to find its best home!
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That’s it!
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I love your poem, particularly these lines:
“There is joy to find,
to break into shareable pieces, and scatter
everywhere”
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Thank you, Liz. Those words still ring true for me.
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You’re welcome, Bob.
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beautiful, Bob 💙
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Thanks, C.B. It’s one of my personal favorites. 🙂
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Congrats, Robert.
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Thanks, Andrew.
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You’re welcome.
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“What astounds is the continuing”–the earth really has no need of us at all, in fact, we are often detrimental, yet here we still are. Astounding is just the right word. (K)
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So true, Kerfe. As you said, “we are often detrimental, yet here we are.” Amazing!
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There is joy to find…
I will carry that with me today.
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I manage to find it most days. 🙂
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Beauty in the little things. Congratulations, Bob.
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I feel fortunate to have experienced so many “little” things!
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Oh! I love the image of:
“I once
walked through a wildflower meadow among
thousands of bees burdened under the weight
of pollen.”
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Ontario, in the middle of nowhere. What an experience!
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