I wrote the following poem in the Coeur d'Alene Library some months ago. I just now stumbled upon it on my computer, and am both taken by it and doubtful as to its poetic merits.
Today, in the Library
I smiled at a reader,
who was frowning at a baby,
who was wailing inconsolably.
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6 comments:
Say more about that.
It bothers me that the headline of your blog is "Jonathan Charles Wright's Blog."
Which is not a sentence.
corie's got a good point. if you took away the period, it would be okay.
I like the period. We should use periods whenever possible, appropriate or not.
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See? Doesn't that feel good?
i like that IN corie's critique, she writes "Which is not a sentence."
Which is irony.
I like how supportive my friends are
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