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God Bless You, E E Cummings

An off-day for the quill: I’m channel surfing from a carpeted beach beneath beveled canopy. My legs haplessly dangle flung overboard crossing a comfortable black leather partition provided by Sears. On CNN there’s a bow legged French horn wearing white face apologizing for American abundance above the ticking measures of Cold War success. Spare me, Christiane. Thirsty, I have the maid fetch me a fresh Coke and resume my voyeuristic voyage downstream through high-definition static and spoken saturation. Eddie Cummings flips a knowing wink then sweeps the tulips from a chimney’s dream. 4/27/17

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Date: 7/13/2017 2:48:00 PM
E.E. Cummings is one of my favourite poets. I like his style of writing. I also enjoyed your poem. Nice to meet you.
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Date: 4/28/2017 7:47:00 PM
I don't think in this style of writing. Wish I did, Phillip. It's what publishers want and all I can do is fair to good metered poetry! Anyway, well done! I actually did change my picture just last year. Before that, I'd had the same one up with me wearing sunglasses for about four years! Should have kept that one up. I looked younger!
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Date: 4/28/2017 1:32:00 PM
I read your reply below, and although I knew you don't write poetry for a long time yet, it's unbelievable. You're not just a true wordsmith, it's far more than that and I am in awe with your talent. And Cummings would be jealous, gifted man that he was himself... Let that maid fetch you a decent coffee instead btw.
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Darren White
Date: 4/28/2017 11:42:00 PM
I vaguely remember the wrong coffee at the wrong time :P
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Phillip Garcia
Date: 4/28/2017 3:12:00 PM
You must be deliriously sleepy. You know full well that I got the coffee covered
Date: 4/28/2017 7:42:00 AM
this is wonderful writing! i think i like it even more than the sonnet that placed 1st with me...that last line...such a talent you have...how long have you been writing? you are very accomplished
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Charlotte Puddifoot
Date: 4/28/2017 8:46:00 AM
that's amazing - you write as if you've been doing it forever!
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Phillip Garcia
Date: 4/28/2017 8:07:00 AM
You're going to make me blush, Charlotte, thank you. This upcoming June 3rd will mark the official one year anniversary of my first poem. I've been in love with poetry ever since

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