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Patris's avatar

Physics - or interchangeably, magic - both drugs and wakes us

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Patris -- yes, the yin/yang integration of physics/psychics

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Patris's avatar

It’s a multilayered world I think

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Dungeon Mistress's avatar

This poem is for morning people I think. ☺️

I’m happy waking up in the afternoon. 🙃

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Haha! I tend to snatch sleep whenever I can -- usually insufficiently!

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Gary Spangler's avatar

A soft breath. A finger pointing there. There! Both words and captivating images.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Gary

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John Martin's avatar

I quite like imitating other poets, and then removing all traces of the influence until it's purely my own. You almost did that here, apart from the last two or three words, and the title. Nor am I particularly original in doing this.

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John Martin's avatar

Or rather the subtitle.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

I like that, too. We're all thieves, I guess, sometimes covering our tracks, sometimes not. The Bob Dylan album "Love and Theft" (the quote marks are part of the title) explores this in some interesting ways.

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John Martin's avatar

Yes. I even took something from a Beatles' lyric and turned it into a poem. I think I called it 'Act Of Homage'.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Beautiful, looks like wintery clouds.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Mike

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Cumulative clouds collect on horizon’’s brow. Silent shadows reach down sail’s remain tied. Storm maybe on the way. No word’s necessary.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Richard. I try to use the photos to entice people to read the poems. I kind of agree with you though.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Watching cloud confetti fall out of the sky…Ah! What’s more beautiful here—the words or the images?

Hard to say, Jonathan.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Ann. (See my response to Richard.)

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Mark Rico's avatar

Absolutely beautiful.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Mark

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Ronald Drimmel's avatar

Oooh. Good one!

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Ronald Drimmel's avatar

More than imitating, your appropriating. His form but your voice. I fully approve.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Many thanks, Ron -- I appreciate your generous assessment

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Stanley Wotring's avatar

This line says it all, “With its first breath, morning has spoken things”!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Stan

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Stanley Wotring's avatar

“With its first breath, morning has spoken things.”, nothing more needs to be said.

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Karen E Sandberg's avatar

Great lines and words match images !

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Karen

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