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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Brian, this poems evoked some thoughts I've been mulling on aging of late. Thank you for this lovely piece that spoke to my longings.

"Time is not the enemy, she declares"

"Age is timeless."

"To travel through time

and follow a path..."

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Brian Funke's avatar

Excellent! Makes me happy when a few words that flowed through me also flow through you!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Here we have an instance of “we are all connected.” :)

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

'beauty is food

for the wise' .

It surely is Brian, maiden, oh maiden, what a beautiful ode to her golden hair.

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Brian Funke's avatar

I’m glad you liked it!

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Ann Collins's avatar

Beautiful 💛

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thank you Ann 🍂

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Ann Collins's avatar

Glad you gave us this one, before fall gives way to winter . . .

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

This is a lovely poem, so evocative. I got to it through your essay about it and your project Garden Poems. I look forward to more of them.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks LeeAnn! I appreciate you reading💫

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Beautiful.

And of course my favourite line is this:

"and read the canyons in her trunk" 🤯👏

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Nathan Slake's avatar

oh, haha, I *had* read this before! For some reason I thought I hadn't. Well, I just picked the same line as my favourite a second time, so I shall leave my comment here and not delete it. ;)

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Brian Funke's avatar

Ha! If it caught your eye twice, I promise not to edit the line in a future version 🙃

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Nathan Slake's avatar

As will all your poems, this is a beautiful meditation.

"and read the canyons in her trunks."

Love this line and all its meanings and imagery.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thank you sir!

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

So many good lines in your poems. I especially like

of white lnowing

on this black surface

of we

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thank you Frederick!

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Leon Brown, Jr.'s avatar

Beautiful!

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thank you 🙂

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Neil Barker's avatar

Really nice imagery Brian. I really like the lines about the egret.

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Brian Funke's avatar

Thanks! I like that stanza…the placement between the tree imagery did some sort of highlight on it…

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