Wow! That’s exactly what my mentor said when I showed it to him in early 1984. He considered this my first ‘real’ poem. Thank you, Diana. You made my day!
Thank you. It was written two years after the homicide of my Mother. My relationship with my Mother was already dark and conflicted. ‘Ascent’ was one of my first real poems and an experiment with symbolism and collage.
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Powerful poem, Robert. Such elation at the start, and that anchor at the end. It was fascinating. Well done.
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Wow! That’s exactly what my mentor said when I showed it to him in early 1984. He considered this my first ‘real’ poem. Thank you, Diana. You made my day!
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An exceptionally powerful poem. I love the last line.
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Thank you. It was written two years after the homicide of my Mother. My relationship with my Mother was already dark and conflicted. ‘Ascent’ was one of my first real poems and an experiment with symbolism and collage.
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You’re very welcome Robert. Your experiment worked. 😊
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Thank you. I’m glad to read that. 🙂
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My pleasure.
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Well done Rob! Love it! Michael
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Thank you Michael. This is the first poem written by me that I actually liked. I wrote the first draft of it in 1981.
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Great! Thank you for sharing, Rob! Best wishes, Michael
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Reblogged this on Survivors Blog Here.
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