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Adrian P Conway's avatar

‘A wayward way the wayward scorn.’ Lovely paradox, Daniel

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JayDub's avatar

Daniel - another beautiful poem. Thank you. I love the themes - growing old, mourning a lost youth, and the hope of rebirth at the end. This has really hit home for me.

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

Thank you so much, JayDub! Your comments are always so welcome. 🙏

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Winston Malone's avatar

Beautiful

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Chris Deliso's avatar

very nicely done, sir.

perhaps there is a grammatical or poetic word for it, but if so, I am ignorant.

It would be, is there a word for a poem that sounds like the mood of the entire content being evokd by the actual text, in a way that seems reminiscent of itself in the past (pertaining to the theme).

Sorry for the foggy comment, I am still finishing my novel revising and my attention is there. but thanks very much for this one. be well!

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

It’s a great comment, Chris! Thank you so much for leaving it. And I’m wishing you the best of luck as you finish your novel!

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Chris Deliso's avatar

thanks Daniel! It is a challenging process, but I am having an unexpectedly great time wrapping it up. I had expected just minor edits, but instead I get rewarded with new additional sub-plots. Sometimes, writing is its own reward.

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Frank's avatar

Daniel, feeling like I have been living this poem over the last decade or more...of course that is not unusual at my age and with the natural progression I see / have seen in those before and after me. And with such an intensely evocative verse!

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

Thank you so much, Frank! I riding that same boat!

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