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Issue 1.1 - David J Kelly

1/1/2019

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double-recessive
the permanent scars
of conception

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crushed


There is a confusion to words. A single set of letters can offer different sounds and meanings. Then there are other words; everyone agrees they’re understood, but each of us understands something different. While these personal definitions can share borders, and even overlap, they never seem to fit perfectly on top of one another. If blue is a colour, which shade is it? Is there a place for a blue so deep and dark it falls off the edge of the rainbow? Maybe we need another word. Love is a word which many of us claim to be familiar with, but what does it feel like?
 
 
jumping from a swing
the freedom of the chains
as they release me

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Alan Summers link
1/8/2019 08:42:06 am

Really enjoyed the whole set.

The haibun is really thought-provoking, both text and verse.

warm regards,
Alan

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    David J Kelly


    ​David J Kelly (Dublin, Ireland) Despite a scientific training, David has a fascination with words and the music of language. He enjoys writing Japanese short forms and has been published in a number of print and online journals. His first collection Hammerscale from the Thrush’s Anvil – Alba was published in November 2016.

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    • Norman Darlington
    • Chris Dominiczak
    • Jacob Fowler
    • Joshua Gage
    • Mary Ellen Gambutti
    • Mark Gilbert
    • John Hawkhead
    • Tia Haynes
    • David He
    • Kyle Hemmings
    • Peter Jastermsky
    • David J Kelly
    • Nicholas Klacsanzky
    • Deborah P Kolodji
    • Kat Lehmann
    • Eric A. Lohman
    • Antonietta Losito
    • Carole MacRury
    • Marietta McGregor
    • Babs McGrory
    • Lori A Minor
    • Gautam Nadkarni
    • Kit Pancoast Nagamura
    • Ashish Narain
    • Réka Nyitrai
    • Laura Page
    • Marianne Paul
    • Madhuri Pillai
    • Bryan Rickert
    • Alexis Rotella
    • Agnes Eva Savich
    • Rich Schilling
    • Olivier Schopfer
    • Tiffany Shaw-Diaz
    • Sheila Sondik
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    • Julie Warther
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