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Felt very personal... there's a light at the end, relief, conclusion. Wonderfully written.

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These are excellent

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Apr 15Liked by Richard Partridge

How many people feel this:

"All this time

concerned with all

the things which

have no bearing

on anything.

You fool.

Can’t you see that?

Even now."

Almost everybody, unless they are not even self-aware enough to notice.

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1.

You left before I

had the chance to

mature enough,

so that I could truly

understand and value you.

LOVE!

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Apr 15·edited Apr 15Liked by Richard Partridge

Nice! I'd missed the title and read the whole thing as one long poem. And it works. I like the way you shift points of view in the middle. Love, past, and death. There's nothing else worth writing about.

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...great work...

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No, please do not apologize for excellence!

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Apr 15Liked by Richard Partridge

No 1

Almost every young mans lament.

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1 is my favorite

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Apr 15Liked by Richard Partridge

Love the 5th one!!

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Of these series of short poems my favorite is the first one. I think is well-written and the poetic expression says much. It talks of the now and then in simple language, but that it shows as poetry is clear.

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