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Hopper Metaphors of Silence

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it is what it is without narrative isolated moments of figuration sunlight on a wall frozen in time conversations of unheard voices stillness + paradox commune within the interplay of imagination in studies of loneliness emblematic silences soundless symbolism saturated with suggestion soft realism of the inner life gestates cries on canvas forever before our eyes juxtaposed drip by drip into melancholy an empty chair a sad stare it is what it is

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Date: 2/11/2020 10:18:00 AM
Brian, beautiful and I love your layout _Constance
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Brian Strand
Date: 2/11/2020 10:26:00 AM
Yes Constance,a satisfying form to both write and read as it stays so fluid allowing different interpretations.
Date: 2/6/2020 1:48:00 PM
There is a beautiful zen quality to this poem of isolated awareness within the great All of things Poet. I like how the momentum of thought is carried by the ebb and flow of the line breaks. A FAV!...J.A.B.
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Date: 2/6/2020 2:28:00 PM
Thank you Justin,the Hopper world melds wel with the open form.Cheers

Book: Shattered Sighs