Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Poems for the Summer Solistice

Extracts from Love Poems

Notebook Poetry


Copyright
Kerry O'Connor





Copyright
Kerry O'Connor






Copyright
Kerry O'Connor



Three recent posts to my @skyloverpoetry Instagram page, shared on The Tuesday Platform hosted by Vivian Zems.


31 comments:

  1. Brilliant Kerry!
    Each of these has a special message to offer. I love how you explained 'trust' in the first sonnet. The love poem in Sonnet2 is endearing but by far my fav is Curvature... the last stanza is sublime.

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    1. Thank you, Viv. I'm glad each has a little something to impart.

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  2. We have passed each other in the night, Kerry. I used to write all my poems in journals in longhand and did that for years. But at some point I let the keyboard take over. You must carry on for both of us! ;-)

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  3. Very cool, esp the closing stanza of Curvature!

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  4. Ah, the care and the heart and soul in your words just create this reading experience which is both evocative and awe-inspiring. I love your phrasing, your line-breaks, and your overall reflection and expression of love and desire. I love the second one in particular for it appealed to my own frame of mind. Beautiful writing, Kerry!

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    1. A good poem must appeal to the reader's frame of mind, even more so than the writer's. Thank you for your commentary.

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  5. Make love to my true name. Fantastic!

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  6. These are beautiful. I especially love the not understanding how pollen makes honey, only knowing that it could.......and the closing lines of your first poem - stellar writing!

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  7. "I hold nothing back
    from your mouth
    or your hand's whispering."

    Swoon.

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  8. "my heart beats the measure
    as time slips away"

    Gorgeous. Love the musical undertones.

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    1. Thank you for all the bits you highlighted.. so glad they appealed to you.

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  9. "Make love to my true name"....what a gorgeous line. These are breathtaking Kerry! I love each one!!!

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  10. I love all three of these notebook poems, Kerry. I think my favourite is 'Curvature', especially the lines:
    ‘…the curve of your spine I have felt
    as I clung like a moon
    heavy with reflected light’ –
    beautiful!

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  11. A glorious collection beautifully written.

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  12. Beautiful and very sensual. You write about love like none I have seen before. Well done.

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    1. That is probably one of the best things anyone has ever said to me. Much appreciated.

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  13. not understanding how pollen becomes honey, only knowing that it could- especially love this Kerry. I love the handwritten pages..makes it all the more effective!

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  14. Handwriting is a vanishing art -- love poetry presented thus is more naked and intimate. How apt for the cusp of the summer solstice. How fragrant these are, overspilling with completion ...

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    1. Thank you, friend. A bit of summer to balance out the winter.

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  15. so good. and the sonnet, i really thought was Shakespeare... until you signed your name

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    1. Ah, thanks friend.. let me buy you a drink for that nice comment.

      Cheers!

      ;-)

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  16. Every time I read these, I re-fall in love... especially with the the thought of embracing pollen without understanding exactly what the outcome might be--oh, the sweetness!

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  17. No fair posting three swoon-worthy pieces that make me want to go in search for my husband and a private room!

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