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redbrick commented on: Desolate and Perfect Now by patriciajj 1 year 21 weeks ago
This feels like a quiet: This feels like a quiet surrender to the present—an acceptance of stillness, of solitude, of the ambiguous space between despair and peace. The imagery is striking, sculpting a world where even movement is frozen, where mist becomes memory and silence carries a weight of its own. There's something deeply reflective about this—acknowledging the bleakness yet refusing to reject it, instead finding meaning in its eerie beauty. The final lines hold the most power. "I'll take Now" can be seen as  statement of choice, of willingness, of recognising that the present—however stark, however imperfect—is all there is. In that acceptance, there is a kind of freedom. Even in stillness, even in quiet desolation, there is room for thought, for existence, for the smallest fragments of hope. Should the reader be feeling the pull of solitude, the weight of reflection, we can know that we are not alone in it. And maybe, like the poem suggests, there is something to be found in simply being— without needing to force an answer, without needing to define where we are. Sometimes, it is enough to simply exist. We are here, and that is what matters.
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redbrick commented on: where shadows do not drowm by redbrick 1 year 21 weeks ago
Many thanks, Starward-Led. It: Many thanks, Starward-Led. It could offer cluelike glimpses into the psyche of the people and cultures from which they sprang! Fascinating stuff
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ramonathompsont commented on: WALKING BY THE RIVER by chris 1 year 21 weeks ago
would make some cool folk: would make some cool folk song lyrics
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S74rw4rd-13d commented on: where shadows do not drowm by redbrick 1 year 21 weeks ago
Excellent use of two: Excellent use of two mythologies in this poem.  The explanatory note is quite helpful.
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ramonathompsont commented on: BAD GUY by chris 1 year 21 weeks ago
deep and thought provoking in: deep and thought provoking in its own way. good job
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S74rw4rd-13d commented on: Footnote: Typical Family by Starward-Led 1 year 21 weeks ago
Thank you, and your quatrain: Thank you, and your quatrain is far more beautiful than my poem.
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patriciajj commented on: Twilight’s Mortality Whispered by dhicks01 1 year 21 weeks ago
Every line of this: Every line of this silver-toned, softly lilting summary of life’s journey is a tribute to all of us who walk this human path. It’s very enlightening, even cathartic, to take such a broad and honest assessment of one’s life as you did in these melodic stanzas.    You speak with aching eloquence, a silken voice and wistful reflection about relatable regrets, an untouchable past and priceless experience that, in the end, amounts to a life well lived and years well spent regardless of what was unfinished.    A striking contemplation that floats upon the heart. Well done! 
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redbrick commented on: A text I prefer to forget by Teytonon 1 year 21 weeks ago
...needed a new one several: ...needed a new one several years ago now... but here we are!
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redbrick commented on: Here Be Some Lines by Starward-Led 1 year 21 weeks ago
Like braided hair this: Like braided hair this touches the mind and heart about self and parents. Deeply moving.
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redbrick commented on: Footnote: Science Fiction Consideration by Starward-Led 1 year 21 weeks ago
Imagine the Earth being a: Imagine the Earth being a porta-potty of the Milky Way, our end at least. 
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redbrick commented on: Footnote: Old Aunt Betty by Starward-Led 1 year 21 weeks ago
There is a depth of sadness: There is a depth of sadness there that refuses to be fathomed.
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redbrick commented on: Footnote: Oolong by Starward-Led 1 year 21 weeks ago
if only these knees would: if only these knees would abide sitting on the tatami by the kotatsu table... idyllic image in the mind.
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redbrick commented on: Footnote: Typical Family by Starward-Led 1 year 21 weeks ago
and on these ruts and: and on these ruts and runnels  carved and smoothed by time and time again shall traverse until the final tolling of the bells
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dhicks01 commented on: In the quiet of the night by dhicks01 1 year 21 weeks ago
Thank you PatrciaJJ: Sorry I overlooked this , . Thank you so much for your kind words!
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georgeschaefer commented on: BROKEN CLOUDS by georgeschaefer 1 year 21 weeks ago
thank you for reading and: thank you for reading and commenting
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