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Father's Arm Chair

a backward journey through escalator of time black and white album distant sky's call open window balcony an empty arm chair glimpses of childhood adding color to album wrinkled smiling face sudden gush of air rewinding escalator the arm chair rocking © 2011 kash poet ====================== Placement: 10th; (August 2011) Contest:A.C/D.C/A.D/B.C Sponsor:Debbie Guzzi A.C-Arm Chair :)

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 3/2/2012 10:03:00 PM

KASH..READING UP ON SOME OLD CONTEST* CONGRATULATIONS~ WITH YOUR AWESOME WIN! ;-)*always..pd

Nick Bagnall

Date: 1/10/2012 6:04:00 AM

Interesting poem, slight hint of ghostlyness is nice, congrats on the win (again!)

Bob Quigley

Date: 1/6/2012 2:00:00 PM

Well written Kash. Congratulations

Jon Arno

Date: 1/6/2012 9:31:00 AM

Congratulations kash on your outstanding write. Have a great day. Jon

Bl Devnath

Date: 1/6/2012 8:50:00 AM

Congrats on your win in the contest for this wonderful poem. Thanks, bl

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/6/2012 7:00:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Brian Strand's "Any 2011 Poem" contest Kash. Love, Carol

Gwendolen Song

Date: 8/26/2011 12:43:00 PM

I think this was one of the VERY BEST.. ..absolutely love the time warp you created here, Kash. Anything reminiscent of life hits home with me. Friday is off to a great start! :) Post some more creative works this weekend.

Don Johnson

Date: 8/25/2011 6:17:00 PM

time machine, a rocking forth, great poetry here not short, well done cobber....Don

Black Eyed Susan

Date: 8/25/2011 10:30:00 AM

very cool poem. great visuals and I love the ending - how it can be like a real ghost (on my 1st read) or the ghost of memory (on my 2nd). congratulations on your win! (p.s. thanks for your comments. i don't know if it comes in other colors :P )

Wilma Neels

Date: 8/24/2011 7:58:00 AM

Love that line "through the escalator of time" Kash, congratulations on your win :) Wilma

Nancy Jones

Date: 8/24/2011 6:55:00 AM

oh, yes... it has been some time ago now. Amazing write, kash... I bow.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/24/2011 2:18:00 AM

ye, yes,, yo, kashi... a style that stands on its own!... CONGRATS!..:) huggs!

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 8/24/2011 12:42:00 AM

What a very unique entry, Kash! I really like how you wrote this in senryu, and wrote it in a flashback sort of way-- really enjoyed this, especially that part about the black & white photos turning into color, and that wind rushing through and I never would have thought of AC to mean arm chair! Very cool! Super congrats on your win!

Tahera Mannan

Date: 8/23/2011 11:37:00 PM

Many congrats Kashi for this win.

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 8/23/2011 10:27:00 PM

A wonderful win Kashi, Lovely verse to enter.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 8/23/2011 4:05:00 PM

Congrats Kash on your top ten victory with this wonderful write my friend.. extraordinary as always luv..

Carrie Richards

Date: 8/23/2011 4:04:00 PM

Oh another lovely poem, so simple, but pure! I love this gem!

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 8/23/2011 2:14:00 PM

Congratulations on your placement in Debbie Guzzi's "AC DC AD BC" contest Kashinath. Love, Carol

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/23/2011 2:01:00 PM

Congrats on your win in this fine contest..Sara

David Williams

Date: 8/23/2011 12:24:00 PM

hey Kash, nice take on the A,C theme, congrats David

Judy Ball

Date: 8/22/2011 11:22:00 PM

Funny how certain things will remind you of a loved one. I imagine that arm chair will be your prized possession since it was his chair. Good write my friend. God Bless, JB

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/22/2011 10:04:00 PM

comgrats on your win in my contest, kashi.. woohho! :) huggs!:)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/22/2011 5:42:00 PM

I could feel your memory of your father..Enjoyed reading this afternoon..Your presence at my work was uplifting...Sara

Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/22/2011 5:43:00 PM

If for a contest, good luck..Sara

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 8/22/2011 3:07:00 PM

How wonderful it must have been to sit on that balcony going through the album and then seeing the arm chair your father used rocking again. It's almost like he was there with you, Kash. Beautiful! Love, Carolyn

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/22/2011 1:15:00 PM

senryu. this is most interesting way to do A.C. Very creative. Deb could really like it a lot. I think you are getting a sense of what senryu is about too. they are difficult to do and I like the feeling you brought to the memory of your father thru the rocking chair image. I think you really miss him!