- 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
- 122,096 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
- 2,627 Views
- 19 Comments
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2.
Early Morning
- 69 Words
- 2,175 Views
- 12 Comments
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3.
City Seen
- 221 Words
- 1,462 Views
- 16 Comments
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4.
Twilight
- 233 Words
- 1,990 Views
- 12 Comments
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5.
Alternate Reality and Companion
- 204 Words
- 1,800 Views
- 14 Comments
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6.
Occam's Razor and Doppler Effect
- 183 Words
- 1,826 Views
- 21 Comments
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7.
Free Verse and Walk
- 138 Words
- 1,706 Views
- 10 Comments
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8.
Fugue in a minor key
- 733 Words
- 1,221 Views
- 12 Comments
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9.
Skyscrapers, or Sept Lignes
- 70 Words
- 2,022 Views
- 16 Comments
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10.
Tear Tracks
- 173 Words
- 1,776 Views
- 20 Comments
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11.
Fall Sightings
- 131 Words
- 1,257 Views
- 10 Comments
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12.
Stripes
- 219 Words
- 1,963 Views
- 10 Comments
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13.
Thanksgiving
- 180 Words
- 2,135 Views
- 16 Comments
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14.
A Sonnet at Solstice
- 107 Words
- 1,941 Views
- 14 Comments
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15.
Two Quantitative Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 1,366 Views
- 14 Comments
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16.
Sad Experiments
- 275 Words
- 1,212 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
Splintered Science
- 199 Words
- 2,067 Views
- 20 Comments
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18.
Cinquains for Sadness
- 310 Words
- 1,975 Views
- 17 Comments
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19.
The River's Course
- 173 Words
- 1,581 Views
- 21 Comments
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20.
Unanswerable and Idle Observations
- 234 Words
- 1,852 Views
- 16 Comments
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21.
Age and Unborn
- 223 Words
- 903 Views
- 8 Comments
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22.
Four Varied Skyscrapers
- 140 Words
- 1,826 Views
- 19 Comments
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23.
Three May Cinquains
- 99 Words
- 1,613 Views
- 12 Comments
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24.
Haibun from Home
- 352 Words
- 2,020 Views
- 22 Comments
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25.
Sapphic Dawn
- 77 Words
- 1,655 Views
- 10 Comments
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26.
Burial and Kisses Three
- 228 Words
- 932 Views
- 10 Comments
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27.
Haibun at Concord
- 314 Words
- 1,370 Views
- 8 Comments
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28.
Two Summer Sonnets
- 225 Words
- 1,704 Views
- 8 Comments
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29.
Tanka for a Summer Day
- 243 Words
- 1,372 Views
- 18 Comments
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30.
Mendelev's Periodic Table
- 176 Words
- 1,683 Views
- 16 Comments
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31.
Three Unpartnered Skyscrapers
- 100 Words
- 1,307 Views
- 14 Comments
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32.
Three Autumn Offerings
- 322 Words
- 1,173 Views
- 19 Comments
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33.
Four Aging Rockers
- 267 Words
- 1,623 Views
- 12 Comments
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34.
November Days
- 68 Words
- 1,375 Views
- 15 Comments
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35.
Simple Thanks
- 106 Words
- 1,334 Views
- 16 Comments
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36.
Midnight Wonder
- 68 Words
- 869 Views
- 10 Comments
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37.
Woodsmoke Season
- 71 Words
- 1,419 Views
- 20 Comments
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38.
Warm January Skyscrapers
- 108 Words
- 1,553 Views
- 10 Comments
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39.
A Winter's Hike: The Tanka Challenge
- 126 Words
- 1,045 Views
- 21 Comments
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40.
Two Winter Sonnets
- 207 Words
- 1,002 Views
- 13 Comments
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41.
February Haiku
- 91 Words
- 1,029 Views
- 16 Comments
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42.
Armistice and Sea Journey: Two Sonnets
- 208 Words
- 942 Views
- 17 Comments
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43.
Twitch: a Pantoum
- 163 Words
- 1,063 Views
- 16 Comments
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44.
Two Blue Poems
- 299 Words
- 885 Views
- 16 Comments
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45.
Pi Day 2019
- 21 Words
- 790 Views
- 10 Comments
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46.
Trunks and Branches
- 232 Words
- 1,260 Views
- 20 Comments
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47.
Sweet Summer
- 101 Words
- 1,452 Views
- 12 Comments
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48.
Asylum Seeker's Elegy
- 358 Words
- 1,439 Views
- 20 Comments
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49.
Summer Visit
- 85 Words
- 1,631 Views
- 13 Comments
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50.
New England Skyscrapers
- 187 Words
- 839 Views
- 16 Comments
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51.
Last Day of School
- 78 Words
- 760 Views
- 10 Comments
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52.
Summer Sense
- 96 Words
- 744 Views
- 13 Comments
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53.
Clay and Colorfast
- 217 Words
- 775 Views
- 14 Comments
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54.
Skyscraper Reflections
- 108 Words
- 836 Views
- 14 Comments
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55.
Dirty Laundry and Weather
- 190 Words
- 900 Views
- 16 Comments
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56.
Temptation and Ignorance
- 222 Words
- 684 Views
- 10 Comments
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57.
Three Mathematical Skyscrapers
- 86 Words
- 957 Views
- 17 Comments
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58.
On the Bridge
- 154 Words
- 720 Views
- 10 Comments
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59.
A Tiny Thanksgiving Dish
- 40 Words
- 1,410 Views
- 13 Comments
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60.
Kimo Calendar
- 190 Words
- 1,157 Views
- 15 Comments
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61.
December Sketches and Solsitice Evening
- 249 Words
- 1,347 Views
- 16 Comments
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62.
Three January Reflections
- 306 Words
- 1,374 Views
- 12 Comments
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63.
Midwinter Night's Dreams
- 221 Words
- 1,062 Views
- 8 Comments
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64.
Portraits of My Father
- 152 Words
- 1,151 Views
- 21 Comments
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65.
Forgiveness Walking
- 103 Words
- 1,334 Views
- 14 Comments
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66.
Wake and Constancy
- 200 Words
- 564 Views
- 14 Comments
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67.
Distancing Hikes
- 102 Words
- 495 Views
- 10 Comments
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68.
Simplicity
- 85 Words
- 470 Views
- 12 Comments
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69.
Translations
- 160 Words
- 1,129 Views
- 11 Comments
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70.
Descent and Ascent
- 100 Words
- 1,201 Views
- 12 Comments
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71.
Along the Creek
- 171 Words
- 1,268 Views
- 9 Comments
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72.
Echoes and The Back Field
- 157 Words
- 468 Views
- 10 Comments
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73.
Crisis
- 129 Words
- 1,124 Views
- 12 Comments
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74.
Haibun from a Distance
- 222 Words
- 1,275 Views
- 8 Comments
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75.
Summer Riches
- 139 Words
- 858 Views
- 8 Comments
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76.
Scented Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 476 Views
- 10 Comments
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77.
The Yearning Hours
- 97 Words
- 461 Views
- 12 Comments
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78.
September Sonnet
- 100 Words
- 1,345 Views
- 18 Comments
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79.
Season's Song and Fond Absence
- 205 Words
- 514 Views
- 12 Comments
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80.
Leaves
- 81 Words
- 378 Views
- 8 Comments
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81.
Faceless
- 152 Words
- 764 Views
- 12 Comments
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82.
Visitation and Chained
- 211 Words
- 1,054 Views
- 10 Comments
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83.
November Now
- 199 Words
- 851 Views
- 11 Comments
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84.
Cloudcover
- 108 Words
- 544 Views
- 16 Comments
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85.
Tinted Skyscrapers
- 102 Words
- 1,011 Views
- 4 Comments
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86.
Three Winter Walks
- 231 Words
- 428 Views
- 12 Comments
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87.
Stealing a March
- 185 Words
- 921 Views
- 6 Comments
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88.
Woodland Walk
- 121 Words
- 615 Views
- 14 Comments
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89.
Anthems for Pride
- 212 Words
- 990 Views
- 14 Comments
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90.
Late Spring
- 106 Words
- 746 Views
- 12 Comments
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91.
Mourning Dove Days
- 149 Words
- 1,206 Views
- 14 Comments
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92.
Appassionati
- 208 Words
- 1,015 Views
- 13 Comments
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93.
Butterfly Haiku
- 71 Words
- 764 Views
- 12 Comments
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94.
Inventions
- 119 Words
- 392 Views
- 11 Comments
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95.
Short Essays on Summer Vacation
- 173 Words
- 894 Views
- 12 Comments
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96.
Stone Heart
- 189 Words
- 463 Views
- 13 Comments
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97.
Diverted and Invitation
- 231 Words
- 956 Views
- 6 Comments
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98.
About Time
- 151 Words
- 417 Views
- 16 Comments
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99.
To The Old Spruce and At a Gallop
- 243 Words
- 331 Views
- 8 Comments
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100.
Two Ballades: Bastion and Complemented
- 442 Words
- 883 Views
- 11 Comments
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