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Ann Collins's avatar

Mesmerizing. Like an actual memory of a place I’ve never been. So good.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks Ann💫

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Somiah Nettles's avatar

Wholesome in every which way!

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thank you for reading!

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Jason McBride's avatar

Such a wonderful poem for today! Im lucky to have such great poetry to read anytime bright in my pocket! You are a treasure

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Brian Funke's avatar

So kind, thank you Jason. You made me smile!

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Even the font is slanted ;)

Lovely. My favourite, because of the slanting lilt: "Every branch on every tree in every forest."

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Brian Funke's avatar

Lol (my 12 year old told me to never use lol again by the way, apparently it ages me). Maybe I’ll write a poem about it 😄

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Hah, you should!

I love how words and memes and pop culture change so rapidly. What does your daughter think about emojis/memes/gifs??

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Brian Funke's avatar

I use them all the time with my kids. They respond maybe 1 out of 10 times. But I get the feeling they like it…

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

I felt as though I was floating within this lovely poem watching every act occur.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Floating is always fun😃

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

It certainly is! I love that feeling when words lift you up and take you away! Thank you for this!

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Brian Funke's avatar

My pleasure, thanks for the kind words. It means a lot!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

I love your work and I love that you write about your process. It takes me back to working on my M.A. and having to write about our process. It's a good practice I fell out of.

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Nancy Hanna's avatar

“Every branch on every tree in every forest.”❤️

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks for reading!

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Mike Speriosu's avatar

Lovely poem, Brian! I really liked how the first part of the poem is a series of descriptive, evocative noun phrases. Just pointing things out without making any particular assertions about them so far. Then finally you let us know it's about slanted things (the title was a nice hint too, of course).

I think there is a great letting in slants. Letting gravity do its work. Harmony with the fundamental way of things.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Agreed. Life is better when we don’t struggle against it….

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Mya Dexter's avatar

Beautiful and soothing, my favourite line is possibly:"The bed that holds the river you swim in summer." The whole poem feels drenched in love.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thank you Mya…you found my favorite line too…

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Mine, too.

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A. Christine Myers's avatar

Marvelous!

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks!

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Mary Roblyn's avatar

Lovely writing. The idea of “slant” works beautifully.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Kudos to Emily Dickinson for that part of it😊

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Weston Parker's avatar

very enjoyable, I liked the way it moved through various scenes all of which were tied together so it had the gentle comparisons happening. Nice.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thank you Weston!

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Beautiful! A simple noticing of something so tiny and so big…

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks Reena, I’m glad you enjoyed, and hope you are well!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Emily is smiling somewhere.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Very kind 😀

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