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"I know I was going somewhere with this poem. I just seem to have followed the lines into a blind alley only to wake up later with a headache and my pockets empty of spare vocabulary." Quote by the poet.

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smooth stones, sharp stones, stones; down by river rambling, aflow, flow, thoughts in contemplation; words, words in hibernation; shadows emerge, to a spring of, fresh green, poetry life; where verse directs, the heart song of a lurid, trickle over a bed, of river silt; how deep into the earth’s layers? seeps the silt of, immersed concentration; listening to hear, the sounds, silent in the heart, of a universe; always, saying something, of, universal measure.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024




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Date: 4/23/2024 5:49:00 AM
Sara, congratulations on your win in my contest with this impressive poem, I love the quote too, Constance
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 4/23/2024 5:10:00 PM
thank you, Constance! I appreciate you sponsoring this contest. Grateful for my placement (Glad you liked the quote as well.) Have a great evening, Sara
Date: 3/1/2024 9:52:00 AM
Your poem is a rambling wonder of coherent thoughts dear Sara. Your quote is priceless! LOL Congratulations dear friend! :)
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 3/1/2024 2:45:00 PM
thanks, Linda. I appreciate your kind, supportive, and congratulatory words. Have a great evening, hugs, Sara
Date: 2/28/2024 12:16:00 PM
This is lovely Sara. The voice and the sounds and the listening, and the form of the poem, shaped with short lines like the line of a river down the page.
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/28/2024 6:09:00 PM
thanks for your mindful comments, Jeanette. I hadn't seen the river 'form' until you mentioned it. Thank you! Have a great evening, SAra
Date: 2/28/2024 8:40:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. What a creative write/great quote. Love It... Have a great/fun day writing away...............
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/28/2024 6:13:00 PM
thanks for stopping by and for your congratulatory words. I'm pretty excited. Glad you enjoyed my poem. Have a pleasant evening, hugs, Sara
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/28/2024 6:11:00 PM
thanks for stopping by and for your congratulatory words. I'm pretty excited. Glad you enjoyed my poem. Have a pleasant evening, hugs, Sara
Date: 2/28/2024 5:26:00 AM
Your rambling through the river bed is a beautiful poem of sensory experience. Poetry begins as a trickle, but in you, it has now grown into a deep and broad river. So don't feel bad that you have lost your concentration. Congratulations on your great win dear Sara
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/28/2024 6:13:00 PM
awww, you're so kind, Valsa. Thank you for your positive comments and for saying, 'poetry begins as a trickle but in you it has now grown into a deep, broad river.' I'm humbly grateful for your mindfulness and encouragement...those words and you mean a great deal to me. Hope you're well. Have a blessed evening, Sara
Date: 2/23/2024 6:50:00 PM
I like the quote and your poem on Rambling, Sara. It led you to a great ending, with thought-provoking wisdom. Thanks for sharing your unique poetic view of your thoughts with us. Love, Bill
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/24/2024 4:34:00 AM
your comments are so meaning, hubby Bill. I cherish them as I do you. hugs and love, Sara
Date: 2/23/2024 6:11:00 PM
All we can do is to just let the words ramble. Maybe they'll go somewhere and maybe not.
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/23/2024 6:43:00 PM
I agree, Jerry...the rambling is perhaps at the core of all creativity? enjoy your evening, Sara
Date: 2/23/2024 6:06:00 PM
your rolling stones fit together nicely, but the headache, " oh no, feel better love
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/23/2024 6:07:00 PM
thanks, sweet Rose. Rambling thoughts always give me a headache :-) better now. Appreciate your visit, hugs, Sara
Date: 2/23/2024 5:45:00 PM
Your poem is the contemplation of nature and the flow of thoughts and words, as well as the emergence of poetry from the natural world, dear Sara. The language in the poem is straightforward, with a focus on the imagery and sensory experience of being by the river. The word choice is evocative, with words like "rambling," "aflow," "hibernation," "lurid," and "trickle" creating a vivid picture of the river and the thoughts and words associated with it. BOL with the contest
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/23/2024 6:06:00 PM
thank you, dear Sotto, for your positive words and in depth analysis of my poem. I'm grateful you found my word choice evocative and my language straight forward. I struggled a bit in writing this one...didn't quite 'click' the way I'd imagined it. Thanks for your well wishes for the contest. enjoy your evening, your poetess friend in Texas, Sara
Date: 2/23/2024 3:10:00 PM
Quite a thought provoking verse Sara, love your quote. Tom PS, if you get a minute, check out my latest, The Bakers Of Milton Creek. I'm sure yourself and Bill will enjoy it.
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/23/2024 6:09:00 PM
thanks Tom for your kind words. I just read "The Bakers of Milton Creek" and Bill and I are both delighted to be a part of the saga of Milton Creek--what a great welcoming party! We loved the champagne, of course, and are honored to be a part of this chapter. Seriously, thanks for including us. Grateful! Sara

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