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Jan Myhre's avatar

So very much love! Deeper than anything on earth! Thank you.

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Angela Bigler, Goddess's avatar

These are gorgeous! I so wish my husband would spare me from his snoring and sleep with the cats.

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Marcos's avatar

I always appreciate the way you show me what loves look like, what it means for a man to love his wife with abandon, and to do that out loud for us all to witness and grow from. Thank you!

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Bernie Mortensen's avatar

I had to read shimmer again today. It reminds me of why we sleep in separate beds. Mary likes to sprawl and I snore. And yes bad dreams where I shout no out loud. Ah so much. Back to the rivers edge I go. Thanks Sherman. For your writing and visions in poetry.

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Jessica Hanke's avatar

Beautiful! I love the vibrancy and honesty of your writing.

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Andrea Wilson's avatar

These are great. I, too, am an imagist, but more inclined than you to rhyme. Thanks

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Thanks, Andrea. I use rhyme all the time! These poems have rhymes. "Good Sweat" is a five-line poem with two sets of end rhymes: "limbs/skin" and "exalt/salt."

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liz kohlenberg's avatar

Ah -- water, bed, cooking, aging -- it's all body and mind and spirit and love. Thank you, dearest Sherman!

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Peter Gimpel's avatar

BS"D

It's been many years since I've been charmed and touched by a poem. These are wonderful, Sherman!

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Timmy Taes's avatar

Great poems. When it comes to marriage to a good woman, a man does what he can. That's enough. That's all he can do.

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Judy Wagner's avatar

Oh, to love so well!

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Katie Andraski's avatar

These are so very beautiful. Breath taking love poems. Yes and again yes. Thank you.

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Katelon's avatar

Lovely sweet and powerful poems. I really enjoyed the imagery.Thank you for sharing such an intimate glimpse into your love for your wife.

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Chris Gartland's avatar

Apparently my snoring is so ridiculous, we could sleep in separate houses.

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Daniel Buecher's avatar

“Dear God, I want to be a better husband than I’ve ever been.”

A prime reason for marriage

if I’ve ever read

or said one.

Beautiful!

Thanks.

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Dragoneye's avatar

Your sincerity is a gift. The passion sweet. Sharing your love like this is very generous. Merci beaucoup!

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Thomas Molitor's avatar

donned your incantatory hat

on the last one / nice.

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