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Wow Phil,
Thank you so much. I have the Poet's Companion and Oliver' book on writing poetry---looked over online articles but this seems to make really clear sense of it. I will be reading and rereading these notes.

Thank you for the read and comments both, Colm, I will skin down that last stanza, I agree it is out of keeping with the rest but I stand by my prosey writing sometimes :D :D Thank you Phil, line breaks continue to be a mystery to me. I would love to hear back from you why you suggested that alterna...

Broken Homes Sometimes they break of their own accord-- sounds of settling foundations late at night crack of rafters in the attic, a sideways glance and off key tone of voice inquiring  about a preference for Chinese or Italian, never decided. Some houses, the roof blows off-- furniture flies, grea...

Take some time the poet cries
to lighten up and have some fun--
Gyppo wrote some lines that rhyme,
sausage will be served at 1:00   (pm)

I found the image of the cow's heads likened to semibreves totally delightful. I had to google the word and found the description of the notes to be "hollow ovals" OMG--perfect. Those whitefaced heads bobbing up and down the scales, I love it. I love cows. I only know them at remove but I am familia...

Here's Mark with one of his quatrains for us to puzzle out. :D I've read this a number of times and get this feeling of archaic language mixed with the wildest scientific speculation that is in line with a persistent human fear.  Alas alas the coil, of course caused me to google the Shakespeare quot...

Hi Colm, I agree with Aj, this seems to be a culmination of the 30 days of death poems. My overall impression of those is that they were one-time removed from the writer. This, by contrast, is deeply personal. In light of our number of years exchanging poetry, responses and sharing joys and sorrows ...

Colm and Mark, thank you,

I'm so happy to see your posts on TTB. Youv'e both been gone too long. 

Thank you as well Phil, I've received a few comments lately about my overuse of commas so now I guess I've overcompensated. 

 

Hi Poet-e

So glad you made it over here. Sorry I haven't welcomed you earlier but I hope you continue to check in here. I look forward to your participation should you decide to join in. You know I appreciate your perspective and writing already.