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Gary W. Sherwin's avatar

Very good. I appreciate your greater letter to background contrast as well

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Gary

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Fred Hanson's avatar

I like.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks Fred 🙏

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Patris's avatar

These are just perfect. I hope you collect and publish them.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Patris

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Patris, I should know this by now, but would you mind staying here for the public record how your name is pronounced? Is it PAAH-triss or puhh-TREESE?

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Patris's avatar

Second pronunciation. (the bane of my existence when I was small, though I own it now.)

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

I like that version

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Broo's avatar

"I am he as you are he, as you are me and we are all together..."(!)

-- the eggman

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Jed Moffitt's avatar

I am looking a bit like the Walrus myself. But at least Paul is not dead yet.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Hey, I saw him in Spokane a few years ago!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Whoa!

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Ann Collins's avatar

This poem is its own little fireplace...so warm now...thank you!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Ann. The perfect response.

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Jed Moffitt's avatar

The superposition of the words on the photo entangles me with high probability.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Mission accomplished

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Ronald Drimmel's avatar

Best use of the word "quantum" that I've read so far this year. Cutting edge poetry. Keep it up!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Dr Drimmel — I take that as high praise coming from a bona fide astrophysicist-poet.

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