Summary
The web content is a reflective piece on the theme of lost time, featuring a nonet poem titled "in the bud" accompanied by a photograph, and acknowledging inspirations and related works.
Abstract
The website presents a poignant nonet poem "in the bud," which contemplates the fleeting nature of time. The author, who remains unnamed, expresses a sense of time slipping away through the metaphorical flow of tea and the setting sun. The poem's structure, a nonet, mirrors the theme of diminishing time as the lines decrease in syllable count. Accompanied by a black and white photograph of a bird in flight over a tree, the visual complements the poem's contemplative mood. The piece also pays homage to JOliver’s Twist editor J Oliver Dempsey, crediting him for inspiring the author's exploration of the nonet form, and references another poem "Someone Else’s Skin" as a related read on loneliness. Additionally, it suggests another of the author's works, "He Says," inviting readers to delve deeper into the author's poetic expressions.
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days slip exponentially from grip minutes flee gleefully from me seconds flow free like steeped tea unhurriedly, I sip as all shadows dip from sunset’s sea and I see my plea nipped
With thanks to JOliver’s Twist’s editor and my friend J Oliver Dempsey for inspiring me to noodle around with the nonet form again after reading his recent work:
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