HMMM, DEPENDS ON A LOT OF THINGS, JOHN. THERE IS AN OLD CLICHE; 'NEVER, SAY...NEVER'. BUT SOMETIMES WE SAY 'NEVER' FOR A CHALLENGE, KNOWING DEEP IN OUR HEARTS...A PARTICULAR THING COULD HAPPEN. OTHER TIMES, WE SAY 'NEVER' AND WE...MEAN IT, KNOWING A PARTICULAR THING WILL 'NEVER' HAPPEN!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS
Winding myself through these lines three times to land on the 11, 12, 13 & 14th floors….”a sense of faithfulness/knowing never won’t happen/a sense of peacefulness/knowing never will happen” — I like how punctuation is not present and gives the feeling of going down that spiral staircase. Your light often shines on contrasting concepts in your writings, and I enjoy the yin/yang of that. Thank you~~ djl
A nice departure from your usual scheme that I really like working on the word never, knowing that is never like you think it should be. Very interesting and provocative. Love it.
Great word play. Never won't happen, and knowing never will happen. Your poem begs the contemplation the now and the tomorrows that contain the essece of what can and what can't become a reality or a fantasy. You picked a word that opens up a conversation and helps position one's belief system. Thanks for posting.
Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
Mary Angela Nangini's poems celebrate the richness of life and love. From the city to cottage-country and the roads in between, Nangini explores the changing seasons of her varied region. (This book will soon be reprinted in hard cover.)
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