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Bucolic

Bucolic Bucolic, what a word. I learned it from John Lloyd. A poem like this, is it absurd? And will it get you annoyed? Imagine the grassy countryside. The milk & honey flowing land, or waves breaking at high tide, crashing loudly at God’s command. Bucolic, what does it mean? A pastoral poem, beautifully written. A scenic view, very serene. There we were, completely smitten. I love this word, bucolic. I learned it from John Lloyd. She blessed me with a frolic, her loving arms I enjoyed. As we drove down the coast, bucolic views of ocean blue, they were indeed a glorious host, honeymoon passion we did pursue. Now it’s done, no more left. We’re parting ways too soon. My heart so broken and bereft, surely it’s not a bucolic tune. Yet God is in that word, I learned from John Lloyd. It sounded wonderful as I heard, bucolic now, no more deployed. John Stasukevich 6/12/23

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Date: 8/23/2023 10:07:00 PM
it is one of the great passions we share in poetry, a word captures us and soon the quill is alive....the monster on the table we become Dr. Frankenstein....it's alive!!! and a great capture of the word we have in these lines....and as a great skills man acknowledge our source....
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Timothy Ray
Date: 8/23/2023 11:38:00 PM
monster is simply a metaphor, a word that for reason looms large and finds its way into lines in a limn....therein inspiration finds the quill and moves it along, whether muse or Paraclete it comes alive....and that is what matters...also highly admirable is acknowledging your source...it deepens the experience and the deeper we make the poetry the more divine the depth
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John Stasukevich
Date: 8/23/2023 11:17:00 PM
Thanks Timothy, I agree. But not so sure about the monster part. Most of my poetry is Holy Spirit filled, with worship and acknowledgement of the blessings our Savior bestows upon us. Blessings~John
Date: 8/21/2023 7:26:00 PM
An absolutely awesome and delightful poem,like all the others that I have read. You have maintained a wonderful rhyme and rhythm, and captured the beauty of Nature and the blessings of God. Fantastic, God bless you!
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John Stasukevich
Date: 8/21/2023 7:45:00 PM
Thank you, Ramanan. The back story is that my close friend John Lloyd, a brother in Christ, commented on a photo I posted on Fcebook and he used bucolic to describe it. I had not heard that word before. About one year later I wrote this poem. I appreciate your kind words. Blessings~John

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