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Suzanna de Baca's avatar

First line gorgeous.

Neil Barker's avatar

Really nice poem Matthew and I like the imagery of the first 3 lines especially. Best of luck with the job prospect as well.

Mathew Snyder's avatar

Thank you, Neil! That first stanza seems to work well. I’m glad.

The Monday to Friday Poet's avatar

Beautiful! I wrote this in November:

You are an orikata—

Your eyes unfold like silk paper,

Revealing vibrant colours

That pierce and escape

Into the vastness beyond,

Soaring into the wide, wide sky—

You are an origami.

Mathew Snyder's avatar

I love the coincidence here! Well done.

Paul Wittenberger's avatar

“lovers who couldn’t make their ends meet” —wonderful lines throughout, Mathew

Mathew Snyder's avatar

Thanks, Paul! Glad you liked them. I've really been trying to step it up the last several weeks. I guess we always would say that, but something's working better lately.

Kurt Rostek aka Paintguy's avatar

Neal Cassidy was from Denver. He wrote a book about growing up with his father living in flophouse and sleazy hotels. A life that turned him into the free flowing vagabond guy, Kerouac at his side.