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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Thanks to @Lique fir this restack

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Good Tuesday, @Gary Spangler, and thank you for this restack!

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Thank you, @Kimberly Root for this restack

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Thanks to @Marinarena for this restack

Nora O’Dowd's avatar

“Our maps are colored

with the ink of longing” - gorgeous!

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Thank you, Nora for reading and commenting!

Kim Nelson's avatar

The paper thins

where hope has been erased

and redrawn too many times.

...

Great imagery, Paul!!

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Thanks for reading and commenting, Kim—I appreciate it!

Nazish Nasim's avatar

What a delicious poem, Paul

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Thank you, Nazish.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

The paper thins

where hope has been erased

and redrawn too many times.

Oh my goodness, yes!

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Thank you, Rea!

JoshuaNearly's avatar

We draw the world

as if it could be known.

What a perfect opening line… right up there with “Call me Ishmael “ or “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

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Thank you for that comment, Joshua. We make our maps as if they were more than just approximations.

JoshuaNearly's avatar

Mine are reliably sloppy!

Michael Drummond's avatar

Some things can be know, but definitely not ALL the things....

Jo-Ann Petrarca's avatar

Paul, the last verse, WOW!

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Thank you, Jo-Ann. I do think our longing resonates far beyond whatever shore we might touch.

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Surely this is true

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On Balance's avatar

I can’t help but think of all the rape and pillage by design 🤨

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All of it laid out in maps, Jamesina. Thank you!

Richbee's avatar

Oui, have yet to trace the stars.

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We have star maps but no real way of traveling to them—yet!

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Good Tuesday, @Cecilia, and thank you for restacking this poem!

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Thank you, @Wild Lion*esses Pride by Jay for restacking this poem.