- Poetry
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- Authors:
- Parker Owens
Disasters, Delights and Other Detours
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Genres:
Poetry,
Non-Fiction
A second book of poetry, posted in no particular order or schedule. Maybe it's better than the first. Or not.
These are the poems that have escaped from my sketchbook. If they stray into your heart and mind, be gentle with them.
- Signature Author
- 08/22/2017 (Updated: 09/28/2021)
- 100 Chapters
- 17,595 Words
- 121,387 Views
- 1,338 Comments
- Mature
- Complete
Story Recommendations (4 members)
- Action Packed 0
- Addictive/Pacing 2
- Characters 1
- Chills 0
- Cliffhanger 0
- Compelling 0
- Feel-Good 0
- Humor 0
- Smoldering 1
- Tearjerker 0
- Unique 3
- World Building 3
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Table of Contents
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1.
Two First Sonnets
- 205 Words
- 2,611 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 2,171 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 1,435 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 1,984 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 1,792 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 1,818 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 1,700 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 1,211 Views
- 12 Comments
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9.
Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 2,017 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 1,770 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 1,252 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 1,956 Views
- 10 Comments
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13.
Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 2,129 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 1,936 Views
- 14 Comments
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15.
Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,353 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 1,208 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 2,059 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 1,970 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 1,574 Views
- 21 Comments
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20.
Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 1,835 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 899 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 1,819 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 1,610 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 2,016 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 1,647 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 928 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 1,362 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 1,695 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 1,367 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,676 Views
- 16 Comments
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31.
Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 1,301 Views
- 14 Comments
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32.
Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 1,167 Views
- 19 Comments
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33.
Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 1,619 Views
- 12 Comments
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34.
November Days
- 68 Words
- 1,372 Views
- 15 Comments
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35.
Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 1,330 Views
- 16 Comments
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36.
Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 867 Views
- 10 Comments
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37.
Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 1,414 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 1,544 Views
- 10 Comments
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39.
A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 1,040 Views
- 21 Comments
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40.
Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 998 Views
- 13 Comments
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41.
February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 1,025 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 932 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 1,055 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 878 Views
- 16 Comments
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45.
Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 787 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 1,255 Views
- 20 Comments
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47.
Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 1,446 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 1,434 Views
- 20 Comments
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49.
Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 1,617 Views
- 13 Comments
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50.
New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 830 Views
- 16 Comments
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51.
Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 755 Views
- 10 Comments
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52.
Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 738 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 771 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 830 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 897 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 680 Views
- 10 Comments
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57.
Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 952 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 714 Views
- 10 Comments
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59.
A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 1,395 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 1,153 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 1,342 Views
- 16 Comments
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62.
Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 1,366 Views
- 12 Comments
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63.
Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 1,057 Views
- 8 Comments
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64.
Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 1,145 Views
- 21 Comments
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65.
Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 1,307 Views
- 14 Comments
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66.
Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 553 Views
- 14 Comments
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67.
Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 489 Views
- 10 Comments
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68.
Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 465 Views
- 12 Comments
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69.
Translations
- 160 Words
- 1,123 Views
- 11 Comments
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70.
Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 1,198 Views
- 12 Comments
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71.
Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 1,264 Views
- 9 Comments
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72.
Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 463 Views
- 10 Comments
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73.
Crisis
- 129 Words
- 1,118 Views
- 12 Comments
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74.
Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 1,253 Views
- 8 Comments
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75.
Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 855 Views
- 8 Comments
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76.
Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 473 Views
- 10 Comments
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77.
The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 451 Views
- 12 Comments
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78.
September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 1,334 Views
- 18 Comments
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79.
Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 503 Views
- 12 Comments
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80.
Leaves
- 81 Words
- 372 Views
- 8 Comments
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81.
Faceless
- 152 Words
- 760 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 1,050 Views
- 10 Comments
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83.
November Now
- 199 Words
- 844 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 539 Views
- 16 Comments
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85.
Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 1,008 Views
- 4 Comments
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86.
Three Winter Walks
- 231 Words
- 424 Views
- 12 Comments
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87.
Stealing a March
- 185 Words
- 916 Views
- 6 Comments
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88.
Woodland Walk
- 121 Words
- 608 Views
- 14 Comments
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89.
Anthems for Pride
- 212 Words
- 986 Views
- 14 Comments
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90.
Late Spring
- 106 Words
- 741 Views
- 12 Comments
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91.
Mourning Dove Days
- 149 Words
- 1,200 Views
- 14 Comments
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92.
Appassionati
- 208 Words
- 1,013 Views
- 13 Comments
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93.
Butterfly Haiku
- 71 Words
- 760 Views
- 12 Comments
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94.
Inventions
- 119 Words
- 386 Views
- 11 Comments
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95.
Short Essays on Summer Vacation
- 173 Words
- 888 Views
- 12 Comments
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96.
Stone Heart
- 189 Words
- 459 Views
- 13 Comments
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97.
Diverted and Invitation
- 231 Words
- 953 Views
- 6 Comments
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98.
About Time
- 151 Words
- 414 Views
- 16 Comments
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99.
To The Old Spruce and At a Gallop
- 243 Words
- 326 Views
- 8 Comments
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100.
Two Ballades: Bastion and Complemented
- 442 Words
- 874 Views
- 11 Comments
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