I’m pleased to have four poems in Five Willows Literary Review. Daybreak Rises, Flower Power, Truth’s Slippery Essence, and The Heartfelt Catatonic.
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Mark, I especially liked “The Heartfelt Catatonic” and “Truth’s Slippery Essence.” To me, these two poems are interconnected, revealing divergent ways in which “[our] version of reality / [can] slide from [our] grasp / into murky waters.” For the heartfelt catatonic, his reality of humankind’s dark soul holds him captive: “drooling dreams and memories / out of the corner of his mouth.”
Thank you, Rosaliene. I also like The Heartfelt Catatonic. He was an inspiration for me as a young therapist working in a hospital, teaching me many lessons that i’m still trying to understand. 🙂
Mark, I especially liked “The Heartfelt Catatonic” and “Truth’s Slippery Essence.” To me, these two poems are interconnected, revealing divergent ways in which “[our] version of reality / [can] slide from [our] grasp / into murky waters.” For the heartfelt catatonic, his reality of humankind’s dark soul holds him captive: “drooling dreams and memories / out of the corner of his mouth.”
Thank you, Rosaliene. I also like The Heartfelt Catatonic. He was an inspiration for me as a young therapist working in a hospital, teaching me many lessons that i’m still trying to understand. 🙂
Well said, Rosaliene! My sentiments exactly.
Thank you, Liz.
You’re welcome, Rosaliene.
Congratulations on your latest publications, Mark. I particuarly appreciate how your poetry gives a voice to the voiceless.
Thanks Liz. I try.
You’re welcome, Mark.