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Linda Bond's avatar

Great "poemettes" Sherman! I'm getting into reading/writing short fiction, so this was a delight!

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Carolyn Barr's avatar

Love all three. Urban Tree speaks to me most deeply. Each tree populates the world with air and love. Thank you for sharing your parking lot poems with us, Sherman.

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Jennifer Lauck's avatar

...the large bird silently

flies away with the fry

🍟

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Lynne Robinson's avatar

Flies away with the fry

Love them

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Cecilia Camardo's avatar

You’re on a roll! ❤️

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thanks, Cecilia.

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Mary Kay's avatar

As always great stuff Sherman.

Being from the East, with a seemingly abundance of water, I have to remind myself how precious it is.

"a car wash in Seattle" that man-made rain...brilliant.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thanks, Mary Kay.

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Steve Lovelace's avatar

The beauty of the different languages is a gift I receive daily

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thanks, Steve.

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Rick Schmidt's avatar

Thanks Sherman. You help us see/feel everything.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thank you, Rick.

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Name: lenora good, Guest's avatar

I hesitated to open this one. Not sure I wanted more war. Alas, curiosity won! And I am so delighted it did. I love your short poems, and your longer poems, and your stories & essays. Never a disappointment. Happy Monday and have a great and glorious week ;-)

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thank you, Lenora.

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Noha Beshir's avatar

Parking Lot War made me stop and take a deeeeeeep breath.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thank you, Noha.

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

Two birds swearing about the big guy.

Sherman, both your eyes are open.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thanks, Malcolm.

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Karen O'Rourke's avatar

They really work together as one.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

They were all written within an hour of one another. Same head space.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

The last one spoke to me the most. Not that you asked! All three are wonderful but the final had that touch of being part of the bigger picture that we are trying to figure out. But the answer is in these few lines. Just beautiful.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thank you!

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Jenny Ghost's avatar

I smiled at the first one, I related so much to the second one, the third one made me love my hometown all over again.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thank you, Jenny.

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Mel Tan Uy's avatar

Car wash is my favourite. Thanks for showing us that regardless of imperfect mikes, poems can reign supreme.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thank you, Melanie.

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Weston Parker's avatar

PInes look good anywhere. thanks

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thanks, Weston.

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