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Colm Roe
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Post by Colm Roe » Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:01 pm

Wound for the last time,
his metronome still sways
in regular pulses. 

The urgency and violence
that often pounded life, 
​​​​like the forging
of great, steel spikes
anchoring him to this place,
no longer required.

A specimen
nailed to a board.

No long journey now, just
enough to park
exit the car and leave.

 
His passengers
watch the falls, cling
to every rise.

Soon to compromise,
and settle
for risen.

 

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Re: 20 minutes

Post by Tom » Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:08 pm

Message loud and clear.

I took the liberty of unpinning the topic.

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Colm Roe
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Post by Colm Roe » Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:03 pm

Thanks Tracy.
Still coming to terms with a new tablet I received for Christmas!
 

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Tracy Mitchell
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Post by Tracy Mitchell » Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:44 pm

A new tablet! -- do you have to re-load stuff, and find your password master list?

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Post by Colm Roe » Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:57 pm

No, Google is good that way.
​​My problem is having to edit the format. When I post a poem it never appears the way I posted it...the lines get jumbled up  :roll:
 

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