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Bob Metivier's avatar

Very nice poem and reminiscence, yet still looking forward! Nicely conceived and done!

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Arjan Tupan's avatar

Thank you very much, Bob! That means a lot to me.

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RAFFAELLA FERRETTI's avatar

Dear Arjan, lovely poem and lovely story.

I recognize my own nomadic life's feelings, though I learned it's better to never go back to a past life's home... It's too sad, and I'd feel too melancholic because, though the setting is almost always the same, my people and my lifestyle changed. It's like facing again and again the linear unidirection of time and the impossibility to go back where my heart and memory would like to bring me.

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Arjan Tupan's avatar

Thank you for your comment, Raffaella. It's good to see you here. Yes, it sometimes can draw people to melancholy. I personally like it. I attach quickly to places and people, and they will always stay with me. But my curiosity drives me onward always. I sometimes love to revisit, but it's never with a tear. Always the good feeling of having had the wonderful experiences.

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RAFFAELLA FERRETTI's avatar

Interesting and nice knowing of a different perception of the same kind of experience... Luckily we are all different people with a rich variety of feelings.

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Arjan Tupan's avatar

Yes, I thnk that is part of the beauty of poetry. We can share our different experience and learn how others see the world. I hope that contributes to more empathy. The variety of feeling and our differences is what makes it interesting. Thank you so much for adding yours!

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RAFFAELLA FERRETTI's avatar

Graag gedaan!

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Bob Metivier's avatar

So true.

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James Maynard's avatar

Very lovely. I like the rhythms of this one.

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Arjan Tupan's avatar

Thank you, James. I know you know about the music in poetry.

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