Tom Courtney

Tom Courtney

St. Louis, MO
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Tom Courtney
St. Louis, MO
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Monday, May 4, 2009

Stand On The Rock Comments

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Boy stands easily on the smooth flat rock
Pond shines around like his first set of teeth
and the mountains of sky
and the razors of conifers surround
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Callie Carroll 08 June 2009

I have always been fascinated (obsessed) by the power of photographs in our lives. I started to say modern lives and then realized how inaccurate that word would be. Your poem is subtly powerful. I admire greatly that you communicate the beauty of the scene and young love so subtly while allowng, always, an undercurrent of the unhappiness to come. Thanks for sharing and your kind comments.

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Tom Courtney

Tom Courtney

St. Louis, MO
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